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    BATOIDEI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishesplay

    Synonyms:

    Batoidei; order Batoidei; order Rajiformes; Rajiformes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    animal order (the order of animals)

    Meronyms (members of "Batoidei"):

    family Pristidae; Pristidae (large primitive rays with elongated snouts)

    family Rhinobatidae; Rhinobatidae (primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies)

    Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)

    family Myliobatidae; Myliobatidae (eagle rays)

    family Mobulidae; Mobulidae (large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas)

    family Rajidae; Rajidae (bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates)

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

    Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)

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