genus lepisosteus

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   type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars

   SynonymsLepisosteus

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofLepisosteidae

Questions about genus lepisosteus

What does genus lepisosteus mean?

genus lepisosteus means "type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars".

What is another word for genus lepisosteus?

Close synonyms include Lepisosteus. 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 lepisosteus a common word?

genus lepisosteus 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.