GEMPYLIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gempylidae mean? 

• GEMPYLIDAE (noun)
  The noun GEMPYLIDAE has 1 sense:

1. snake mackerels

  Familiarity information: GEMPYLIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEMPYLIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snake mackerels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Gempylidae; Gempylidae

Hypernyms ("Gempylidae" is a kind of...):

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Gempylidae"):

gempylid (snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide)

Gempylus; genus Gempylus (type genus of the Gempylidae)

Gempylus serpens; snake mackerel (predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth)

genus Lepidocybium; Lepidocybium (a genus of Gempylidae)

Holonyms ("Gempylidae" 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)