genus catostomus

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   type genus of the family Catostomidae

   SynonymsCatostomus

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofCatostomidae

Questions about genus catostomus

What does genus catostomus mean?

genus catostomus means "type genus of the family Catostomidae".

What is another word for genus catostomus?

Close synonyms include Catostomus. 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 catostomus a common word?

genus catostomus 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.