BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Branchiostegidae mean? 

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

1. small family of marine fishes having covered gills

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small family of marine fishes having covered gills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Branchiostegidae; family Branchiostegidae

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Branchiostegidae"):

blanquillo; tilefish (important marine food fishes)

Holonyms ("Branchiostegidae" 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)