FAMILY BRANCHIOSTOMIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lancelets

Synonyms:

Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae; family Amphioxidae; family Branchiostomidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Branchiostomidae" is a kind of...):

chordate family (any family in the phylum Chordata)

Meronyms (members of "family Branchiostomidae"):

genus Amphioxus (type genus of the Amphioxidae)

Holonyms ("family Branchiostomidae" is a member of...):

Cephalochordata; subphylum Cephalochordata (lancelets)