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FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Sphyraenidae mean?
• FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE has 1 sense:
1. monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
Familiarity information: FAMILY SPHYRAENIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Sphyraenidae; Sphyraenidae
Hypernyms ("family Sphyraenidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Sphyraenidae"):
genus Sphyraena; Sphyraena (type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda)
Holonyms ("family Sphyraenidae" is a member of...):
Mugiloidea; suborder Mugiloidea (fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae)
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