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distichodus

distichodus noun: any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa.

distichodus: any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa
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Noun

distichodus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa.

Origin of distichodus

Borrowed from taxonomic name Distichodus.

Questions about distichodus

What does distichodus mean?
Distichodus means any of the genus Distichodus of freshwater fish found in Africa.
What part of speech is distichodus?
Distichodus is a noun.

Words near distichodus in the dictionary

  1. distichias
  2. distichiasis
  3. distichodont
  4. distichodontid
  5. distichodontids
  6. distichodus
  7. distichoporine
  8. distichoporines
  9. distichous
  10. distichously
  11. distichs

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