ORDER DISCOCEPHALI

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small order of fishes comprising the remoras

Synonyms:

Discocephali; order Discocephali

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("order Discocephali" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Discocephali"):

Echeneididae; family Echeneidae; family Echeneididae (fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships)

Holonyms ("order Discocephali" is a member of...):

Acanthopterygii; superorder Acanthopterygii (teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays)