noun
chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
• Syn: ↑Brotulidae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
• Member Meronyms: ↑brotula
Useful english dictionary. 2012.