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FAMILY MOBULIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
Synonyms:
family Mobulidae; Mobulidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Mobulidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Mobulidae"):
devilfish; manta; manta ray (extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned)
genus Manta (a genus of Mobulidae)
genus Mobula; Mobula (type genus of the Mobulidae)
Holonyms ("family Mobulidae" is a member of...):
Batoidei; order Batoidei; order Rajiformes; Rajiformes (fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes)
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