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Dasyatidae

noun

sting rays

• Syn: ↑family Dasyatidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rajiformes, ↑order Rajiformes, ↑Batoidei, ↑order Batoidei

• Member Meronyms: ↑stingray, ↑Dasyatis, ↑genus Dasyatis, ↑Gymnura, ↑genus Gymnura

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\\ˌdasēˈad.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dasyatis, type genus (irregular from dasy- + Greek batis ray, skate) + -idae

: a family of elasmobranchs (type genus Dasyatis) comprising most of the common stingrays

Useful english dictionary. 2012.