rypticus

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fish genus,
definition	:	any of various genus of fish (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	soapfish,
definition	:	fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family serranidae, serranidae,
definition	:	marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish (noun.animal)