FAMILY AMPHIOXIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Amphioxidae mean? 

• FAMILY AMPHIOXIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY AMPHIOXIDAE has 1 sense:

1. lancelets

  Familiarity information: FAMILY AMPHIOXIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY AMPHIOXIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lancelets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae; family Amphioxidae; family Branchiostomidae

Hypernyms ("family Amphioxidae" is a kind of...):

chordate family (any family in the phylum Chordata)

Meronyms (members of "family Amphioxidae"):

genus Amphioxus (type genus of the Amphioxidae)

Holonyms ("family Amphioxidae" is a member of...):

Cephalochordata; subphylum Cephalochordata (lancelets)