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BRANCHIOSTOMIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lancelets

Synonyms:

Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae; family Amphioxidae; family Branchiostomidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

chordate family (any family in the phylum Chordata)

Meronyms (members of "Branchiostomidae"):

genus Amphioxus (type genus of the Amphioxidae)

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

Cephalochordata; subphylum Cephalochordata (lancelets)

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