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PEMPHERIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pempheridae mean? 

PEMPHERIDAE (noun)
  The noun PEMPHERIDAE has 1 sense:

1. sweepersplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PEMPHERIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sweepers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Pempheridae; Pempheridae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Pempheridae"):

sweeper (little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body)

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

subclass Teleostei; Teleostei (large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species)


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