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SPHYRNIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks

Synonyms:

family Sphyrnidae; Sphyrnidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Sphyrnidae"):

genus Sphyrna; Sphyrna (type genus of the Sphyrnidae)

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

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

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