FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Ammodytidae mean? 

• FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. sand lances

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY AMMODYTIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sand lances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ammodytidae; family Ammodytidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "family Ammodytidae"):

Ammodytes; genus Ammodytes (type genus of the Ammodytidae)

Holonyms ("family 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)