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SYNGNATHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Syngnathidae
Synonyms:
genus Syngnathus; Syngnathus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Syngnathus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Syngnathus"):
dwarf pipefish; Syngnathus hildebrandi (small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast)
Holonyms ("Syngnathus" is a member of...):
family Syngnathidae; Syngnathidae (pipefishes)