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CATOSTOMID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("catostomid" is a kind of...):
cypriniform fish (a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catostomid"):
sucker (mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps)
Holonyms ("catostomid" is a member of...):
Catostomidae; family Catostomidae (suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae)
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