SYNENTOGNATHI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Synentognathi mean? 

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

1. order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNENTOGNATHI (noun)

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Meaning:

Order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Synentognathi; Synentognathi

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Synentognathi"):

Belonidae; family Belonidae (ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars)

Exocoetidae; family Exocoetidae (flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks)

family Hemiramphidae; Hemiramphidae (halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide)

family Scomberesocidae; family Scombresocidae; Scomberesocidae; Scombresocidae (only sauries)

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

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