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    FAMILY ISTIOPHORIDAE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Sailfishes; spearfishes; marlinsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Istiophoridae" is a kind of...):

    fish family (any of various families of fish)

    Meronyms (members of "family Istiophoridae"):

    sailfish (large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail)

    genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus (type genus of the Istiophoridae)

    billfish (giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw)

    genus Makaira; Makaira (marlins)

    genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus (a genus of Istiophoridae)

    Holonyms ("family Istiophoridae" is a member of...):

    Scombroidea; suborder Scombroidea (mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)

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