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HOLOTHURIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Holothuridae mean? 

HOLOTHURIDAE (noun)
  The noun HOLOTHURIDAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of Holothuroideaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HOLOTHURIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of Holothuroidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Holothuridae; Holothuridae

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

echinoderm family (a family of echinoderms)

Meronyms (members of "Holothuridae"):

genus Holothuria; Holothuria (type genus of the Holothuridae)

Holonyms ("Holothuridae" is a member of...):

class Holothuroidea; Holothuroidea (class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers)


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