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    GENUS LATES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish waterplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Lates; Lates

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Lates" is a kind of...):

    fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Lates"):

    Asian seabass; barramundi; giant perch; giant seaperch; Lates calcarifer; white seabass (a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats)

    Holonyms ("genus Lates" is a member of...):

    Centropomidae; family Centropomidae (a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos)

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