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Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Ostraciidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – the boxfishes.
Hypernyms
- (family): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Tetraodontiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Ostracion – type genus; Acanthostracion, Lactophrys, Lactoria, Paracanthostracion, Rhinesomus, Tetrosomus - genera