CATOSTOMID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catostomid mean? 

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

1. a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATOSTOMID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

cypriniform fish (a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catostomid"):

sucker (mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps)

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

Catostomidae; family Catostomidae (suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae)