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Definition of Family macruridae
1. Noun. Grenadiers.
Exact synonyms: Family Macrouridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Gadiformes, Order Gadiformes
Member holonyms: Grenadier, Rattail, Rattail Fish
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Gadiformes, Order Gadiformes
Member holonyms: Grenadier, Rattail, Rattail Fish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Macruridae
Literary usage of Family macruridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fauna of the Deep Sea by Sydney John Hickson (1894)
"... in one haul of the dredge off the coast of Morocco in 500 fathoms of water no
fewer than 134 fish, of which number 95 belonged to the family Macruridae. ..."