- family Monocanthidae
- nounfilefishes• Syn: ↑Monocanthidae• Hypernyms: ↑fish family• Member Holonyms: ↑Plectognathi, ↑order Plectognathi, ↑order Tetraodontiformes• Member Meronyms: ↑Monocanthus, ↑genus Monocanthus
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family Monocanthidae
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Monocanthidae — noun filefishes • Syn: ↑family Monocanthidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Plectognathi, ↑order Plectognathi, ↑order Tetraodontiformes … Useful english dictionary
fish family — noun any of various families of fish • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Cobitidae, ↑family Cobitidae, ↑Cyprinidae, ↑family Cyprinidae, ↑Electrophoridae, ↑family Electrophori … Useful english dictionary
order Plectognathi — noun boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers • Syn: ↑Plectognathi, ↑order Tetraodontiformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthopterygii, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
order Tetraodontiformes — noun boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers • Syn: ↑Plectognathi, ↑order Plectognathi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthopterygii, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Plectognathi — noun boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers • Syn: ↑order Plectognathi, ↑order Tetraodontiformes • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthopterygii, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Monocanthus — noun type genus of the Monocanthidae • Syn: ↑Monocanthus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocanthidae, ↑family Monocanthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Monocanthus — noun type genus of the Monocanthidae • Syn: ↑genus Monocanthus • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Monocanthidae, ↑family Monocanthidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
oral grasping — a behaviour observed in members of the family Cyprinidae in laboratory flumes where the fish use the mouth to hold onto mesh screens as a station holding method. Monocanthidae orally attach to sponges, tunicates, rope and fishing line in nature… … Dictionary of ichthyology
