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FAMILY LIPARIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Liparidae mean?
• FAMILY LIPARIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY LIPARIDAE has 1 sense:
1. snailfishes
Familiarity information: FAMILY LIPARIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snailfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Liparidae; family Liparididae; Liparidae; Liparididae
Hypernyms ("family Liparidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Liparidae"):
genus Liparis; Liparis (type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes)
Holonyms ("family Liparidae" is a member of...):
Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)
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