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aeneus

aeneus noun: a kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).

Noun

aeneus

  1. A kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).

Origin of aeneus

From the taxonomic name, from Latin aēneus (“bronze”).

Questions about aeneus

What does aeneus mean?
Aeneus means a kind of freshwater catfish, the bronze corydoras (Corydoras aeneus).
What part of speech is aeneus?
Aeneus is a noun.

Words near aeneus in the dictionary

  1. Aeneas
  2. Aeneid
  3. Aeneids
  4. aeneolithic
  5. aeneous
  6. aeneus
  7. Aeniania
  8. Aenianian
  9. Aenianians
  10. aenigma
  11. aenigmas

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