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ISTIOPHORIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Istiophoridae mean?
• ISTIOPHORIDAE (noun)
The noun ISTIOPHORIDAE has 1 sense:
1. sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
Familiarity information: ISTIOPHORIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae
Hypernyms ("Istiophoridae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Istiophoridae"):
sailfish (large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail)
genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus (type genus of the Istiophoridae)
billfish (giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw)
genus Makaira; Makaira (marlins)
genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus (a genus of Istiophoridae)
Holonyms ("Istiophoridae" is a member of...):
Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)
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