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OPISTHOGNATHIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jawfishes
Synonyms:
family Opisthognathidae; Opisthognathidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Opisthognathidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Opisthognathidae"):
jawfish (small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes)
Holonyms ("Opisthognathidae" 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)
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