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ATHERINIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water

Synonyms:

Atherinidae; family Atherinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Atherinidae"):

silverside; silversides (small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States)

Atherinopsis; genus Atherinopsis (a genus of Atherinidae)

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

Mugiloidea; suborder Mugiloidea (fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae)

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