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ENGRAULIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anchovies
Synonyms:
Engraulidae; family Engraulidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Engraulidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Engraulidae"):
anchovy (small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide)
Holonyms ("Engraulidae" is a member of...):
Isospondyli; order Isospondyli (most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon)
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