POLYODONTIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Paddlefishes

Synonyms:

family Polyodontidae; Polyodontidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Polyodontidae"):

genus Polyodon; Polyodon (type genus of the Polyodontidae)

genus Psephurus; Psephurus (a genus of Polyodontidae)

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

Ganoidei; order Ganoidei (a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales)