Definition of Belonidae

1. Noun. Ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars.

Exact synonyms: Family Belonidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Synentognathi, Synentognathi
Member holonyms: Billfish, Gar, Needlefish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belonidae

Bellini's ducts
Bellini's ligament
Bellinis
Bellis
Bellis perennis
Bellman-Ford algorithm
Belloc
Bellona
Bells
Belluno
Belmont
Belmont Park
Belmont Stakes
Belmopan
Belo Horizonte
Belonidae
Belorussia
Belorussian
Belostomatidae
Belsen
Belsey Mark IV operation
Belsey Mark IV procedure
Belsey Mark V procedure
Belshazzar
Beltane
Beltian body
Beltway
Beltway bandit
Beltway bandits
Beluga

Literary usage of Belonidae

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

1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"They vary from the colourful and aptly-named A garfish (belonidae) I'liii^ht in an ... 25 cm belonidae NEEDLEFISH, GARFISH Elongate, silvery body, ..."

2. A List of the Publications of the United States National Museum (1875-1900 by United States National Museum, Randolph Iltyd Geare (1902)
"A review of the American species of belonidae. By David S. Jordan and Morton W. Fordice. pp. 339-361. P. 576. Description of Rallus jouy<i', with remarks on ..."

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