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GENUS MAKAIRA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marlins

Synonyms:

genus Makaira; Makaira

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Makaira"):

marlin (large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes)

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

family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)

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