genus Liparis

Definitions of genus Liparis
  1. noun
    genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  2. noun
    type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes
    synonyms: Liparis
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    type of:
    fish genus
    any of various genus of fish
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