sphyraenidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Sphyraenidae*:
NOUN	animal	Sphyraenidae, family Sphyraenidae	monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters

English > *Sphyraenidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda.
Synonym	family Sphyraenidae
Member of	Mugiloidea, suborder Mugiloidea	fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins
Members	Sphyraena, genus Sphyraena	type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae
Broader	fish family	Any of various families of fish
Spanish	Sphyraenidae
Catalan	Sphyraenidae

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