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SQUATINIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks

Synonyms:

family Squatinidae; Squatinidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Squatinidae"):

genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)

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

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

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