Definition of Family Squatinidae

1. Noun. Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks.

Exact synonyms: Squatinidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Genus Squatina, Squatina

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Squatinidae

family Spalacidae
family Sparganiaceae
family Sparidae
family Sphaeriaceae
family Sphaerobolaceae
family Sphaerocarpaceae
family Sphecidae
family Spheniscidae
family Sphingidae
family Sphyraenidae
family Sphyrnidae
family Spirillaceae
family Spirochaetaceae
family Spirulidae
family Squalidae
family Squatinidae (current term)
family Squillidae
family Staphylaceae
family Staphylinidae
family Steatornithidae
family Stenopelmatidae
family Stercorariidae
family Sterculiaceae
family Stichaeidae
family Stizidae
family Strelitziaceae
family Streptomycetaceae
family Strigidae
family Stromateidae
family Strombidae

Literary usage of Family Squatinidae

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

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"... to which belong the family Squatinidae, including the so-called ' angel-sharks.' The speaker was inclined to consider several of these more than ..."

2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1882)
"To this belongs the family Squatinidae, including the so- called angel-sharks. The speaker was inclined to consider several of these more than sub-ordinal, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Family Squatinidae on Dictionary.com!Search for Family Squatinidae on Thesaurus.com!Search for Family Squatinidae on Google!Search for Family Squatinidae on Wikipedia!

Search