SQUALIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin

Synonyms:

family Squalidae; Squalidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Squalidae"):

spiny dogfish (small bottom-dwelling dogfishes)

genus Squalus; Squalus (spiny dogfishes)

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

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