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Katsuwonidae

noun

in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos

• Syn: ↑family Kasuwonidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea

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\\ˌkatsəˈwänəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Katsuwonus, type genus (from Japanese katsuo victorfish) + -idae

in some classifications : a family of scombroid fishes comprising the oceanic bonitos and closely related forms and including a type genus (Katsuwonus) that is commonly placed in the family Scombridae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.