DISCOCEPHALI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Discocephali mean? 

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

1. small order of fishes comprising the remoras

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISCOCEPHALI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small order of fishes comprising the remoras

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Discocephali; order Discocephali

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Discocephali"):

Echeneididae; family Echeneidae; family Echeneididae (fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships)

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

Acanthopterygii; superorder Acanthopterygii (teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays)