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ELOPIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tarpons and ladyfishes

Synonyms:

Elopidae; family Elopidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Elopidae"):

genus Tarpon (tarpons)

Elops; genus Elops (type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder)

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

Isospondyli; order Isospondyli (most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon)

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