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BROTULIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae

Synonyms:

Brotulidae; family Brotulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Brotulidae"):

brotula (deep-sea fishes)

Holonyms ("Brotulidae" 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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