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GERREIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Gerreidae; family Gerridae; Gerreidae; Gerridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gerreidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Gerreidae"):
mojarra (small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters)
genus Gerres; Gerres (type genus of the Gerreidae)
Eucinostomus; genus Eucinostomus (a genus of Gerreidae)
Holonyms ("Gerreidae" 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)