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    SERRANIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfishplay

    Synonyms:

    family Serranidae; Serranidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Serranidae" is a kind of...):

    fish family (any of various families of fish)

    Meronyms (members of "Serranidae"):

    serranid; serranid fish (marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters)

    genus Morone; Morone (carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes)

    sea bass (any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin)

    genus Synagrops; Synagrops (a genus of Serranidae)

    Centropristis; genus Centropristis (sea basses)

    genus Roccus; Roccus (a genus of Serranidae)

    genus Polyprion; Polyprion (wreckfish)

    genus Serranus; Serranus (type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses)

    Epinephelus; genus Epinephelus (genus of groupers or sea bass)

    genus Paranthias; Paranthias (a genus of Serranidae)

    genus Mycteroperca; Mycteroperca (groupers)

    genus Rypticus; Rypticus (a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes)

    Holonyms ("Serranidae" is a member of...):

    order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)

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