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BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small family of marine fishes having covered gills

Synonyms:

Branchiostegidae; family Branchiostegidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Branchiostegidae"):

blanquillo; tilefish (important marine food fishes)

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

order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)

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