GENUS ANGUILLA
Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Anguilla mean? • GENUS ANGUILLA (noun)
The noun GENUS ANGUILLA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
Familiarity information: GENUS ANGUILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENUS ANGUILLA (noun)
Meaning:
Type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Anguilla; Anguilla
Hypernyms ("genus Anguilla" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anguilla"):
common eel; freshwater eel (eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked)
Holonyms ("genus Anguilla" is a member of...):
Anguillidae; family Anguillidae (eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn)
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