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family Coregonidae

family Coregonidae

9.9
A group of freshwater fish with soft fins that includes whitefish
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli kɔːrɪˈɡoʊnɪdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: familia Coregonidae
  • Many commercially important whitefish belong to the family Coregonidae.

Examples

  • Scientists recently discovered a new species within the family Coregonidae in European freshwater lakes.

  • Taxonomists now treat the family Coregonidae as distinct from the salmon family.

  • The family Coregonidae includes various species of freshwater fish.

  • Many members of the family Coregonidae are found in North American lakes.

  • Many commercially important whitefish belong to the family Coregonidae.

  • Taxonomists now treat the family Coregonidae as distinct from the salmon family.

  • The family Coregonidae includes various species of freshwater fish.

Synonyms

Coregonidae
vsfamily Coregonidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of freshwater fish like whitefish with soft fins

uses nearly identical meaning but uses 'formerly' instead of 'previously'

Surface Forms

family Coregonidae singular
families Coregonidae plural

Morphology

family + Coregonidae

The phrase is fully compositional: 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) combined with the proper taxonomic name 'Coregonidae' yields the meaning 'the taxonomic family called Coregonidae (whitefishes)'. This naming pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can immediately infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Family Coregonidae comes from the fish genus Coregonus plus the scientific ending -idae, which shows a 'family' group. These are soft-finned, silver-white freshwater fishes, so the name simply labels this group of related 'whitefish'.