CYMATIIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cymatiidae mean? 

• CYMATIIDAE (noun)
  The noun CYMATIIDAE has 1 sense:

1. tritons

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYMATIIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tritons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cymatiidae; family Cymatiidae

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

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Cymatiidae"):

triton (tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells)

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

class Gasteropoda; class Gastropoda; Gasteropoda; Gastropoda (snails and slugs and their relatives)