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SQUATINIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Squatinidae mean?
• SQUATINIDAE (noun)
The noun SQUATINIDAE has 1 sense:
1. bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
Familiarity information: SQUATINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Squatinidae; Squatinidae
Hypernyms ("Squatinidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Squatinidae"):
genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)
Holonyms ("Squatinidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)
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