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FAMILY CESTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Cestidae mean?
• FAMILY CESTIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY CESTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
Familiarity information: FAMILY CESTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cestidae; family Cestidae
Hypernyms ("family Cestidae" is a kind of...):
ctenophore family (a family of ctenophores)
Meronyms (members of "family Cestidae"):
Cestum; genus Cestum (Venus's girdle)
Holonyms ("family Cestidae" is a member of...):
Cestida; order Cestida (ctenophore having short tentacles; one family)
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