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CESTIDAE

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body

Synonyms:

Cestidae; family Cestidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

ctenophore family (a family of ctenophores)

Meronyms (members of "Cestidae"):

Cestum; genus Cestum (Venus's girdle)

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

Cestida; order Cestida (ctenophore having short tentacles; one family)

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