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RAJA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Rajidae

Synonyms:

genus Raja; Raja

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Raja"):

gray skate; grey skate; Raja batis (common European skate used as food)

little skate; Raja erinacea (most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches)

Raja radiata; thorny skate (cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches)

barndoor skate; Raja laevis (one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook)

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

family Rajidae; Rajidae (bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A prince or king in India

Synonyms:

raja; rajah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

aristocrat; blue blood; patrician (a member of the aristocracy)

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