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FAMILY RACHYCENTRIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
Synonyms:
family Rachycentridae; Rachycentridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Rachycentridae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Rachycentridae"):
genus Rachycentron; Rachycentron (genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia)
Holonyms ("family Rachycentridae" 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)