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FAMILY APOGONIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
Synonyms:
Apogonidae; family Apogonidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Apogonidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Apogonidae"):
cardinalfish (small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters)
Apogon; genus Apogon (type genus of the Apogonidae)
Astropogon; genus Astropogon (a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae)
Holonyms ("family Apogonidae" 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)
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