rajiformes (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Rajiformes*:
NOUN	animal	Rajiformes, order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoidei	fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies

English > *Rajiformes*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes.
Synonyms	order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoidei
Member of	Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii	sharks
Members	Dasyatidae, family Dasyatidae	sting rays
	Mobulidae, family Mobulidae	large rays lacking venomous spines
	Myliobatidae, family Myliobatidae	eagle rays
	Pristidae, family Pristidae	large primitive rays with elongated snouts
	Rajidae, family Rajidae	bottom-dwelling tropical rays
	Rhinobatidae, family Rhinobatidae	Primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
Broader	animal order	The order of animals
Spanish	batoideos
Catalan	batoïdeus, Raïformes

HyperDic: rajiformes