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Dactylopteridae

noun

flying gurnards

• Syn: ↑family Dactylopteridae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Scleroparei, ↑order Scleroparei

• Member Meronyms: ↑Dactylopterus, ↑genus Dactylopterus, ↑flying gurnard, ↑flying robin, ↑butterflyfish

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\\ˌdaktə(ˌ)lōˈterəˌdē, -tələˈ-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dactylopterus, type genus (from dactyl- + -pterus) + -idae

: a family (type genus Dactylopterus) of the order Scleroparei comprising marine fishes with greatly elongated pectoral fins — see flying gurnard

Useful english dictionary. 2012.