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COTTIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sculpins

Synonyms:

Cottidae; family Cottidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cottidae"):

Cottus; genus Cottus (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins)

sculpin (any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths)

genus Hemitripterus; Hemitripterus (sea ravens)

genus Myxocephalus; Myxocephalus (grubby)

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

Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)

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