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Batoidei

noun

fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes

• Syn: ↑Rajiformes, ↑order Rajiformes, ↑order Batoidei

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii

• Member Meronyms:

↑Pristidae, ↑family Pristidae, ↑Rhinobatidae, ↑family Rhinobatidae, ↑Dasyatidae, ↑family Dasyatidae, ↑Myliobatidae, ↑family Myliobatidae, ↑Mobulidae, ↑family Mobulidae, ↑Rajidae, ↑family Rajidae

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\\bəˈtȯidēˌī\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Batis + -oidei

: an order or suborder of Hypotremata comprising somewhat dorsoventrally flattened elasmobranch fishes including the skates, rays, guitarfishes, sawfishes, and sometimes torpedoes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.