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BOTHIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of fish of the order Heterosomata

Synonyms:

Bothidae; family Bothidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Bothidae"):

lefteye flounder; lefteyed flounder (flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head)

genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys; Etropus; genus Etropus; Citharichthys; genus Citharichthys; genus Scophthalmus; Scophthalmus; genus Psetta; Psetta (a genus of Bothidae)

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

Heterosomata; order Heterosomata; order Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes)

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