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Roccus

noun

a genus of Serranidae

• Syn: ↑genus Roccus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Serranidae, ↑family Serranidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑striped bass, ↑striper, ↑Roccus saxatilis, ↑rockfish

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\\ˈräkəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from English rockfish

: a genus of fishes (family Serranidae) including the common marine striped bass

Useful english dictionary. 2012.