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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “around, on both sides”) + πρίων (príōn, “saw”).
Proper noun
Amphiprion m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pomacentridae – most of the clownfish.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amphiprion akallopisos, Amphiprion akindynos, Amphiprion allardi, Amphiprion barberi, Amphiprion bicinctus, Amphiprion chagosensis, Amphiprion chrysogaster, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Amphiprion clarkii, Amphiprion ephippium, Amphiprion frenatus, Amphiprion fuscocaudatus, Amphiprion latezonatus, Amphiprion latifasciatus, Amphiprion leucokranos, Amphiprion mccullochi, Amphiprion melanopus, Amphiprion nigripes, Amphiprion ocellaris, Amphiprion omanensis, Amphiprion percula, Amphiprion perideraion, Amphiprion polymnus, Amphiprion rubrocinctus, Amphiprion sandaracinos, Amphiprion sebae, Amphiprion thiellei, Amphiprion tricinctus (species)
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