Definition of Macruridae

1. Noun. Grenadiers.

Exact synonyms: Family Macrouridae, Family Macruridae, Macrouridae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Gadiformes, Order Gadiformes
Member holonyms: Grenadier, Rattail, Rattail Fish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macruridae

Macropodidae
Macropus agiles
Macropus giganteus
Macrorhamphosidae
Macrothelypteris
Macrotis
Macrotis lagotis
Macrotus californicus
Macrotyloma
Macrotyloma uniflorum
Macrouridae
Macrozamia communis
Macrozamia spiralis
Macrozoarces
Macrozoarces americanus
Macruridae (current term)
Macs
Mactard
Mactards
Macuna pruriens
Macushi
Macusi
Macy
Mad Anthony Wayne
Mad Hatter syndrome
Madagascan
Madagascans
Madagascar
Madagascar buzzard
Madagascar buzzards

Literary usage of Macruridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Fins without spines. Nearly all marine. The Macruridae are among the most characteristic fishes of the great depths. The Gadidae include some of the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1885)
"Macruridae) which do not exhibit the combination of characters signalized. Such fishes have been designated as the families ..."

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