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SCYLIORHINIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small bottom-dwelling sharks

Synonyms:

family Scyliorhinidae; Scyliorhinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Scyliorhinidae"):

cat shark (small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes)

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

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

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