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COTTIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Cottidae; family Cottidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cottidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Cottidae"):
Cottus; genus Cottus (type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins)
sculpin (any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths)
genus Hemitripterus; Hemitripterus (sea ravens)
genus Myxocephalus; Myxocephalus (grubby)
Holonyms ("Cottidae" is a member of...):
Scorpaenoidea; suborder Scorpaenoidea (mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)