genus cottus

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   type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins

   SynonymsCottus

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofCottidae

Questions about genus cottus

What does genus cottus mean?

genus cottus means "type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins".

What is another word for genus cottus?

Close synonyms include Cottus. 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 cottus a common word?

genus cottus 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.