noun
trumpetfishes
• Syn: ↑family Aulostomidae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Solenichthyes, ↑order Solenichthyes
• Member Meronyms: ↑Aulostomus, ↑genus Aulostomus
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\\ˌȯləˈstäməˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Aulostomus, type genus + -idae
: a family (order Solenichthyes or Aulostomi) of elongated compressed small-scaled fishes of warm seas having a group of separate dorsal spines and a single barbel under the chin — see aulostomus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.