English noun: Arius | |||
1. | Arius (person) a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336) | ||
Instance hypernym | theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer | ||
2. | Arius (animal) type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes | ||
Synonyms | genus Arius | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fish genus | ||
Member holonym | crucifix fish | ||
Member meronym | Ariidae, family Ariidae | ||