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SQUATINA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks

Synonyms:

genus Squatina; Squatina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Squatina"):

angel shark; angelfish; monkfish; Squatina squatina (sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do)

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

family Squatinidae; Squatinidae (bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks)

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