family Rachycentridae

family Rachycentridae
noun
family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
Syn: ↑Rachycentridae
Hypernyms: ↑fish family
Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
Member Meronyms: ↑Rachycentron, ↑genus Rachycentron

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  • Rachycentridae — noun family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia • Syn: ↑family Rachycentridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ …   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

  • Cobia — This article is about the marine fish. For the member of the Ringgold Isles archipelago in Fiji, see Cobia Island. For the Romanian commune, see Cobia, Dâmboviţa. For the United States Navy submarine, see USS Cobia (SS 245). Cobia …   Wikipedia

  • order Perciformes — noun one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna • Syn: ↑Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthoptery …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Percomorphi — noun one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna • Syn: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthoptery …   Useful english dictionary

  • Perciformes — noun one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna • Syn: ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Percomorphi — noun one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna • Syn: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑order Percomorphi • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rachycentron — noun genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia • Syn: ↑genus Rachycentron • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rachycentridae, ↑family Rachycentridae • Member Mero …   Useful english dictionary

  • Кобия — ? Кобия …   Википедия

  • cobia — /koh bee euh/, n. a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan. [1870 75; Amer.; of obscure orig.] * * * Swift moving, slim marine game fish… …   Universalium

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