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GENUS PLEURONECTES

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

1. type genus of the Pleuronectidae

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

• GENUS PLEURONECTES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pleuronectidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pleuronectes; Pleuronectes

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pleuronectes"):

plaice; Pleuronectes platessa (large European food fish)

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

family Pleuronectidae; Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)

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Definition of family Pleuronectidae
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Definition of Pleuronectes platessa
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