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SPHYRNIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphyrnidae mean?
• SPHYRNIDAE (noun)
The noun SPHYRNIDAE has 1 sense:
1. hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
Familiarity information: SPHYRNIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Sphyrnidae; Sphyrnidae
Hypernyms ("Sphyrnidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Sphyrnidae"):
genus Sphyrna; Sphyrna (type genus of the Sphyrnidae)
Holonyms ("Sphyrnidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)
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