- genus Pomatomus
- nountype genus of the Pomatomidae• Syn: ↑Pomatomus• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Pomatomidae, ↑family Pomatomidae• Member Meronyms: ↑bluefish, ↑Pomatomus saltatrix
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genus Pomatomus
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Pomatomus — noun type genus of the Pomatomidae • Syn: ↑genus Pomatomus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pomatomidae, ↑family Pomatomidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pomatomus saltatrix — noun bluish warm water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters • Syn: ↑bluefish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Member Holonyms: ↑Pomatomus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pomatomus saltatrix — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pomatomus saltatrix — Houndfish Hound fish, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({Galeus canis}), of Europe and America; called also {houndshark}, and {dogfish}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pomatomus saltatrix — Whitefish White fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of {Coregonus}, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pomatomidae — noun food and game fishes related to pompanos • Syn: ↑family Pomatomidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bluefish — Taxobox name = Bluefish image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes subordo = Percoidei superfamilia = Percoidea familia = Pomatomidae genus = Pomatomus genus authority =… … Wikipedia
family Pomatomidae — noun food and game fishes related to pompanos • Syn: ↑Pomatomidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomo … Useful english dictionary
bluefish — noun A voracious fish, of the genus Pomatomus, found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean … Wiktionary
