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ORECTOLOBIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Nurse sharks and carpet sharks

Synonyms:

family Orectolobidae; Orectolobidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Orectolobidae"):

genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus (carpet sharks)

genus Ginglymostoma; Ginglymostoma (nurse sharks)

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

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)

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