noun
snailfishes
• Syn: ↑Liparididae, ↑family Liparididae, ↑family Liparidae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scorpaenoidea, ↑suborder Scorpaenoidea
• Member Meronyms: ↑Liparis, ↑genus Liparis
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I. \\lə̇ˈparəˌdē\Etymology: New Latin, from Liparis genus of moths (from Greek liparos fatty, shiny, bright) + -idae — more at lipar-
synonym of lymantriidae
II.
synonym of liparididae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.