GENUS RYPTICUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rypticus mean? 

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

1. a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS RYPTICUS (noun)

Meaning:

A genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Rypticus; Rypticus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rypticus"):

soapfish (fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America)

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

family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)