FAMILY SQUATINIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Squatinidae mean? 

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

1. bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY SQUATINIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Squatinidae; Squatinidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "family Squatinidae"):

genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)

Holonyms ("family Squatinidae" is a member of...):

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)