rajidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Rajidae*:
NOUN	animal	Rajidae, family Rajidae	bottom-dwelling tropical rays

English > *Rajidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates.
Synonym	family Rajidae
Member of	Rajiformes, order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoidei	fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies
Members	Raja, genus Raja	type genus of the family Rajidae
Members	skate	large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head
Broader	fish family	Any of various families of fish

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