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EPHIPPIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small family comprising the spadefishes
Synonyms:
Ephippidae; family Ephippidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ephippidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Ephippidae"):
Chaetodipterus; genus Chaetodipterus (a genus of Ephippidae)
Holonyms ("Ephippidae" is a member of...):
order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)