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FAMILY GEMPYLIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snake mackerels
Synonyms:
family Gempylidae; Gempylidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Gempylidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Gempylidae"):
gempylid (snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide)
Gempylus; genus Gempylus (type genus of the Gempylidae)
Gempylus serpens; snake mackerel (predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth)
genus Lepidocybium; Lepidocybium (a genus of Gempylidae)
Holonyms ("family Gempylidae" 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)
