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FAMILY COTTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Cottidae mean?
• FAMILY COTTIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY COTTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. sculpins
Familiarity information: FAMILY COTTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sculpins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cottidae; family Cottidae
Hypernyms ("family Cottidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Cottidae"):
Cottus; genus Cottus (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins)
sculpin (any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths)
genus Hemitripterus; Hemitripterus (sea ravens)
genus Myxocephalus; Myxocephalus (grubby)
Holonyms ("family Cottidae" is a member of...):
Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)
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