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ORECTOLOBIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orectolobidae mean?
• ORECTOLOBIDAE (noun)
The noun ORECTOLOBIDAE has 1 sense:
1. nurse sharks and carpet sharks
Familiarity information: ORECTOLOBIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nurse sharks and carpet sharks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Orectolobidae; Orectolobidae
Hypernyms ("Orectolobidae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Orectolobidae"):
genus Orectolobus; Orectolobus (carpet sharks)
genus Ginglymostoma; Ginglymostoma (nurse sharks)
Holonyms ("Orectolobidae" is a member of...):
Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)
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