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MOBULIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas

Synonyms:

family Mobulidae; Mobulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish family (any of various families of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Mobulidae"):

devilfish; manta; manta ray (extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned)

genus Manta (a genus of Mobulidae)

genus Mobula; Mobula (type genus of the Mobulidae)

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

Batoidei; order Batoidei; order Rajiformes; Rajiformes (fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes)

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