MICRODESMIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Microdesmidae mean? 

• MICRODESMIDAE (noun)
  The noun MICRODESMIDAE has 1 sense:

1. worm fish

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICRODESMIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worm fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Microdesmidae; Microdesmidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Microdesmidae"):

worm fish (poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies)

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

order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)