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CESTIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cestidae mean? 

CESTIDAE (noun)
  The noun CESTIDAE has 1 sense:

1. coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated bodyplay

  Familiarity information: CESTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CESTIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cestidae; family Cestidae

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

ctenophore family (a family of ctenophores)

Meronyms (members of "Cestidae"):

Cestum; genus Cestum (Venus's girdle)

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

Cestida; order Cestida (ctenophore having short tentacles; one family)


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