FAMILY SPHYRNIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks

Synonyms:

family Sphyrnidae; Sphyrnidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "family Sphyrnidae"):

genus Sphyrna; Sphyrna (type genus of the Sphyrnidae)

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

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)