ISTIOPHORIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins

Synonyms:

family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Istiophoridae"):

sailfish (large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail)

genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus (type genus of the Istiophoridae)

billfish (giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw)

genus Makaira; Makaira (marlins)

genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus (a genus of Istiophoridae)

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

Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)