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Noun: genus Calamus
  1. A genus of Sparidae, containing porgies (Calamus)
    - Calamus
     
  2. Distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest

Type of: fish genus, liliopsid genus, monocot genus

Part of: Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, family Palmaceae, family Palmae, family Sparidae, palm family, Palmaceae, Palmae, Sparidae

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genus Cajanus
genus Cakile
genus Caladenia
genus Caladium
genus Calamagrostis
genus Calamintha
genus Calamus
genus Calandrinia
genus Calanthe
genus Calceolaria
genus Calendula
genus Calidris
genus Calla
genus Calliandra
genus Callicebus
genus Callimorpha
genus Callinectes