noun
fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
• Syn: ↑suborder Mugiloidea
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
• Member Meronyms: ↑Mugilidae, ↑family Mugilidae, ↑Atherinidae, ↑family Atherinidae, ↑Sphyraenidae, ↑family Sphyraenidae
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlȯidēə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a suborder of the order Percomorphi that is distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins and includes the families Mugilidae, Atherinidae, and Sphyraenidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.