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Myliobatidae

noun

eagle rays

• Syn: ↑family Myliobatidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

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

• Member Meronyms: ↑eagle ray, ↑Aetobatus, ↑genus Aetobatus, ↑Rhinoptera, ↑genus Rhinoptera

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\\ˌmilēōˈbad.əˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Myliobatis, type genus (from Greek mylias, mylios of a mill — from mylē mill, molar — + batis, a flat fish, probably a skate or ray) + -idae

: a family of large flattened chiefly tropical sting rays — see eagle ray

Useful english dictionary. 2012.