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FAMILY ORECTOLOBIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nurse sharks and carpet sharks
Synonyms:
family Orectolobidae; Orectolobidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Orectolobidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Orectolobidae"):
genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus (carpet sharks)
genus Ginglymostoma; Ginglymostoma (nurse sharks)
Holonyms ("family Orectolobidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)