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LIPARIDIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Liparididae mean?
• LIPARIDIDAE (noun)
The noun LIPARIDIDAE has 1 sense:
1. snailfishes
Familiarity information: LIPARIDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snailfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Liparidae; family Liparididae; Liparidae; Liparididae
Hypernyms ("Liparididae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Liparididae"):
genus Liparis; Liparis (type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes)
Holonyms ("Liparididae" is a member of...):
Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)
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