genus arius

1. 1.

   type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes

   SynonymsArius

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofAriidae

Questions about genus arius

What does genus arius mean?

genus arius means "type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes".

What is another word for genus arius?

Close synonyms include Arius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus arius a common word?

genus arius is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.