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TETRAPTURUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Istiophoridae
Synonyms:
genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tetrapturus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Tetrapturus"):
spearfish (any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare)
Holonyms ("Tetrapturus" is a member of...):
family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)
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