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PLATANISTIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Platanistidae; Platanistidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Platanistidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Platanistidae"):
river dolphin (any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia)
Holonyms ("Platanistidae" is a member of...):
Odontoceti; suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales)