English noun: needlefish |
1. | needlefish (animal) elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters |
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| Synonyms | billfish, gar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | teleost, teleost fish, teleostan |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | timucu |
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| Member meronym | Belonidae, family Belonidae |
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2. | needlefish (animal) fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates |
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| Synonyms | pipefish |
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| Broader (hypernym) | teleost, teleost fish, teleostan |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Cosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish, dwarf pipefish, sea horse, seahorse, Syngnathus hildebrandi |
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| Member meronym | family Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae |
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