Definition of Family Dasyatidae

1. Noun. Sting rays.

Exact synonyms: Dasyatidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Batoidei, Order Batoidei, Order Rajiformes, Rajiformes
Member holonyms: Stingray, Dasyatis, Genus Dasyatis, Genus Gymnura, Gymnura

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Dasyatidae

family Cymatiidae
family Cynipidae
family Cynocephalidae
family Cynoglossidae
family Cyperaceae
family Cypraeidae
family Cyprinidae
family Cyprinodontidae
family Cyrilliaceae
family Dacninae
family Dacrymycetaceae
family Dactylopiidae
family Dactylopteridae
family Dactyloscopidae
family Danaidae
family Dasyatidae (current term)
family Dasypodidae
family Dasyproctidae
family Dasyuridae
family Dasyurinae
family Daubentoniidae
family Davalliaceae
family Delphinidae
family Dematiaceae
family Dendrocolaptidae
family Dennstaedtiaceae
family Dermestidae
family Dermochelyidae
family Desmidiaceae
family Desmodontidae

Literary usage of Family Dasyatidae

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

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"Species of the family Dasyatidae present the greatest danger, combining as they do large size, the habit of lying immobile on the seafloor covered with sand ..."

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