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    ACANTHURIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Surgeonfishesplay

    Synonyms:

    Acanthuridae; family Acanthuridae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Acanthuridae" is a kind of...):

    fish family (any of various families of fish)

    Meronyms (members of "Acanthuridae"):

    surgeonfish (brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail)

    Acanthurus; genus Acanthurus (type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes)

    Holonyms ("Acanthuridae" is a member of...):

    order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)

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