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LUTJANIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Snappers

Synonyms:

family Lutjanidae; Lutjanidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Lutjanidae"):

snapper (any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters)

genus Lutjanus; Lutjanus (type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers)

genus Ocyurus; Ocyurus (snappers)

Holonyms ("Lutjanidae" 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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