Akademik

Opisthognathidae

noun

jawfishes

• Syn: ↑family Opisthognathidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi

• Member Meronyms: ↑jawfish

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\\əˌpisthəˈnathəˌdē, -ˌthägˈn-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Opisthognathus, type genus, (from opisth- + -gnathus) + -idae

: a family of large-mouthed percoid fishes with a large naked head and the body covered with small cycloid scales — see jawfish

Useful english dictionary. 2012.