GENUS RAJA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Raja mean? 

• GENUS RAJA (noun)
  The noun GENUS RAJA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Rajidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS RAJA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS RAJA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Rajidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Raja; Raja

Hypernyms ("genus Raja" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Raja"):

gray skate; grey skate; Raja batis (common European skate used as food)

little skate; Raja erinacea (most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches)

Raja radiata; thorny skate (cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches)

barndoor skate; Raja laevis (one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook)

Holonyms ("genus Raja" is a member of...):

family Rajidae; Rajidae (bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates)