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GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chilomycterus mean?

• GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS has 1 sense:

1. burrfishes

Familiarity information: GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Chilomycterus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Burrfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chilomycterus; genus Chilomycterus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chilomycterus"):

burrfish (any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines)

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

Diodontidae; family Diodontidae (spiny puffers)

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