Definition of Rajidae

1. Noun. Bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates.

Exact synonyms: Family Rajidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Batoidei, Order Batoidei, Order Rajiformes, Rajiformes
Member holonyms: Skate, Genus Raja, Raja

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rajidae

Raipur
Raisa
Raja
Raja batis
Raja erinacea
Raja laevis
Raja radiata
Rajab
Rajasthan
Rajasthani
Rajbari District
Rajesh
Raji cell
Raji cell binding test
Rajidae
Rajiformes
Rajindra
Rajiv
Rajkot
Rajkumari
Rajkumaris
Rajneeshee
Rajneeshees
Rajpoot
Rajpoots
Rajput
Rajputs
Rajshahi District
Rajshahi Division

Literary usage of Rajidae

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

1. Chile at the Pan-American Exposition: Brief Notes on Chile & General by Chile (1901)
"rajidae, Raja flavirostris.) (10.) No. 1617—Raya chica. (Fam. rajidae, Raja chilensis, front view.) (11.) No. 1618—Raya chica. (Fam. rajidae, Raja chilensis ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"H: J: Elwes. il Sci Am S 79:357-9 Je 5 '15 Nerves Electric motor nerve centers in the skates (rajidae). ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1872)
"... the divergent segments extend along the sides of the proximal pieces to near, in some rajidae quite, to the articulation with the scapular arch. ..."

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