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DASYATIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Dasyatidae

Synonyms:

Dasyatis; genus Dasyatis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Dasyatis"):

Dasyatis centroura; roughtail stingray (one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras)

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

Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)

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