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Psephurus

noun

a genus of Polyodontidae

• Syn: ↑genus Psephurus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Polyodontidae, ↑family Polyodontidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Chinese paddlefish, ↑Psephurus gladis

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\\sə̇ˈfyu̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psēphos pebble + New Latin -urus

: a genus of ganoid fishes of the larger rivers of China that includes solely the Chinese paddlefish (P. gladius), is closely related to the American genus Polyodon, and is distinguished by a narrow high snout and greatly developed caudal fulcra

Useful english dictionary. 2012.