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FAMILY SQUATINIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
Synonyms:
family Squatinidae; Squatinidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Squatinidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "family Squatinidae"):
genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)
Holonyms ("family Squatinidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)