Blennioidea

Blennioidea
noun
blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˌblenēˈȯidēə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Blennius + -oidea
: a suborder of Percomorphi that includes the Blenniidae and other families of blennies and comprises marine fishes with the pectoral fins large but the pelvic fins reduced or absent, scales partially or wholly lacking, and a usually elongated body often specialized for tide pool existence

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  • suborder Blennioidea — noun blennies; butterfishes; gunnels • Syn: ↑Blennioidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Blenniidae — noun a family of fish including: combtooth blennies • Syn: ↑family Blenniidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Blennioidea, ↑suborder Blennioidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • family Pholididae — noun a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea • Syn: ↑Pholidae, ↑family Pholidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Blennioidea, ↑suborder Blennioidea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pholidae — noun a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea • Syn: ↑family Pholidae, ↑family Pholididae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Blennioidea, ↑suborder Blennioidea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anarhichadidae — noun wolffishes • Syn: ↑family Anarhichadidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Blennioidea, ↑suborder Blennioidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

  • blennioid — noun elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins • Syn: ↑blennioid fish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑blenny, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • blennioid fish — noun elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins • Syn: ↑blennioid • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑blenny, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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