A new language, a new life
/ English Dictionary

GEMPYLID

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwideplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("gempylid" is a kind of...):

percoid; percoid fish; percoidean (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gempylid"):

Gempylus serpens; snake mackerel (predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth)

escolar; Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes)

oilfish; Ruvettus pretiosus (very large deep-water snake mackerel)

Holonyms ("gempylid" is a member of...):

family Gempylidae; Gempylidae (snake mackerels)

Credits




YOU MAY ALSO LIKE


© 2000-2024 Titi Tudorancea Learning | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy | Contact