RAJIFORMES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes

Synonyms:

Batoidei; order Batoidei; order Rajiformes; Rajiformes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Rajiformes"):

family Pristidae; Pristidae (large primitive rays with elongated snouts)

family Rhinobatidae; Rhinobatidae (primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies)

Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)

family Myliobatidae; Myliobatidae (eagle rays)

family Mobulidae; Mobulidae (large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas)

family Rajidae; Rajidae (bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates)

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

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)