Definition of Synodontidae

1. Noun. Soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes.

Exact synonyms: Family Synodontidae
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Member holonyms: Lizardfish, Snake-fish, Snakefish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Synodontidae

Synapsida
Synaptomys
Synaptomys borealis
Synaptomys cooperi
Synchytriaceae
Synchytrium
Synchytrium endobioticum
Synentognathi
Synercus
Synercus caffer
Synge
Syngnathidae
Syngnathus
Syngnathus hildebrandi
Syngonium
Synodontidae
Synoptic
Synoptics
Synthol
Syntyche
Syracusan
Syracusans
Syracuse
Syrah
Syrette
Syria
Syriac
Syriacism
Syriacisms
Syriacs

Literary usage of Synodontidae

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

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"S. and HERRE, AC A review of the lizard-fishes or synodontidae of the waters of Japan. Proc. US Nat. Mus., vol. 32, pp. 513-524.— JORDAN, DS and STARKS, ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"synodontidae (sin-ô-don'ti-dë), n. pi. [NL., < Synodus (-odont-) -f -idee.] A family of inio- mous fishes, exemplified by the genus Synodus. ..."

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