Sepiidae

Sepiidae
noun
true cuttlefishes
Syn: ↑family Sepiidae
Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family
Member Holonyms: ↑Decapoda, ↑order Decapoda
Member Meronyms: ↑Sepia, ↑genus Sepia

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\\sə̇ˈpīəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sepia, type genus + -idae
: a family of Decapoda comprising the true cuttlefishes

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