Holocentrus

noun

type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes

• Syn: ↑genus Holocentrus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Holocentridae, ↑family Holocentridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑reef squirrelfish, ↑Holocentrus coruscus, ↑deepwater squirrelfish, ↑Holocentrus bullisi, ↑Holocentrus ascensionis

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Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from hol- + -centrus (from Greek kentros sharp point, from kentein to prick, goad) — more at center

: the type genus of the family Holocentridae containing certain typical squirrelfishes