family rajidae

Noun
  1. Bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates (synset 101503636)
    is a type of: fish family - any of various families of fish
    member holonym:
    • skate - large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
    • genus raja, raja - type genus of the family Rajidae
    belongs to: batoidei, order batoidei, order rajiformes, rajiformes - fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
    same as: rajidae

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