Definition of Belonidae

1. Noun. Ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars.

Exact synonyms: Family Belonidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Synentognathi, Synentognathi
Member holonyms: Billfish, Gar, Needlefish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belonidae

Bellini's ducts
Bellini's ligament
Bellinis
Bellis
Bellis perennis
Bellman-Ford algorithm
Belloc
Bellona
Bells
Belluno
Belmont
Belmont Park
Belmont Stakes
Belmopan
Belo Horizonte
Belonidae (current term)
Belorussia
Belorussian
Belostomatidae
Belsen
Belsey Mark IV operation
Belsey Mark IV procedure
Belsey Mark V procedure
Belshazzar
Beltane
Beltian body
Beltway
Beltway bandit
Beltway bandits
Beluga

Literary usage of Belonidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"They vary from the colourful and aptly-named A garfish (Belonidae) I'liii^ht in an ... 25 cm Belonidae NEEDLEFISH, GARFISH Elongate, silvery body, ..."

2. A List of the Publications of the United States National Museum (1875-1900 by United States National Museum, Randolph Iltyd Geare (1902)
"A review of the American species of Belonidae. By David S. Jordan and Morton W. Fordice. pp. 339-361. P. 576. Description of Rallus jouy<i', with remarks on ..."

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