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FAMILY BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small family of marine fishes having covered gills
Synonyms:
Branchiostegidae; family Branchiostegidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Branchiostegidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Branchiostegidae"):
blanquillo; tilefish (important marine food fishes)
Holonyms ("family Branchiostegidae" 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)