CLASS CHANNIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does class Channidae mean? 

• CLASS CHANNIDAE (noun)
  The noun CLASS CHANNIDAE has 1 sense:

1. snakeheads

  Familiarity information: CLASS CHANNIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLASS CHANNIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snakeheads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Channidae; class Channidae

Hypernyms ("class Channidae" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "class Channidae"):

northern snakehead (a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for three days; a threat to American populations of fish)

Holonyms ("class Channidae" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)