ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does order Torpediniformes mean? 

• ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES (noun)
  The noun ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES has 1 sense:

1. rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes

  Familiarity information: ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Torpediniformes; Torpediniformes

Hypernyms ("order Torpediniformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Torpediniformes"):

family Torpedinidae; Torpedinidae (electric rays)

Holonyms ("order Torpediniformes" is a member of...):

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)