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Definition of Synodontidae
1. Noun. Soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes.
Exact synonyms: Family Synodontidae
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Member holonyms: Lizardfish, Snake-fish, Snakefish
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Member holonyms: Lizardfish, Snake-fish, Snakefish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synodontidae
Literary usage of Synodontidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"S. and HERRE, AC A review of the lizard-fishes or synodontidae of the waters of
Japan. Proc. US Nat. Mus., vol. 32, pp. 513-524.— JORDAN, DS and STARKS, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"synodontidae (sin-ô-don'ti-dë), n. pi. [NL., < Synodus (-odont-) -f -idee.]
A family of inio- mous fishes, exemplified by the genus Synodus. ..."
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