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SCYLIORHINIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scyliorhinidae mean? 

SCYLIORHINIDAE (noun)
  The noun SCYLIORHINIDAE has 1 sense:

1. small bottom-dwelling sharksplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SCYLIORHINIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small bottom-dwelling sharks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Scyliorhinidae; Scyliorhinidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Scyliorhinidae"):

cat shark (small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes)

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

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


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