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AMMODYTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ammodytidae mean? 

AMMODYTIDAE (noun)
  The noun AMMODYTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. sand lancesplay

  Familiarity information: AMMODYTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMMODYTIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sand lances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ammodytidae; family Ammodytidae

Hypernyms ("Ammodytidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Ammodytidae"):

Ammodytes; genus Ammodytes (type genus of the Ammodytidae)

Holonyms ("Ammodytidae" is a member of...):

order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)


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