genus latimeria

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   type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth

   SynonymsLatimeria

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofLatimeridae

Questions about genus latimeria

What does genus latimeria mean?

genus latimeria means "type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth".

What is another word for genus latimeria?

Close synonyms include Latimeria. 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 latimeria a common word?

genus latimeria 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.