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EPINEPHELUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of groupers or sea bass

Synonyms:

Epinephelus; genus Epinephelus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Epinephelus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Epinephelus"):

coney; Epinephelus fulvus (black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins)

hind (any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers)

Epinephelus adscensionis; rock hind (found around rocky coasts or on reefs)

Holonyms ("Epinephelus" is a member of...):

family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)

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