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GERREIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mojarras

Synonyms:

family Gerreidae; family Gerridae; Gerreidae; Gerridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Gerreidae"):

mojarra (small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters)

genus Gerres; Gerres (type genus of the Gerreidae)

Eucinostomus; genus Eucinostomus (a genus of Gerreidae)

Holonyms ("Gerreidae" 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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