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family Liparididae

family Liparididae

9.9
A group of sea fish often called snailfish with soft bodies and no scales found in cold deep water
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli lɪˈpærɪdɪˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: familia Liparididae
  • The family Liparididae includes many species adapted to deep and cold ocean waters.

Examples

  • Members of the family Liparididae are often called snailfishes due to their rounded bodies.

  • Scientists discovered a new member of the family Liparididae in the Pacific trenches.

  • The family Liparididae includes many unique species.

  • Did you know about the family Liparididae?

  • The family Liparididae consists of fish that thrive in cold, deep ocean waters.

  • Researchers have classified several new species within the family Liparididae recently.

  • Many fish in the family Liparididae have soft, scaleless bodies that distinguish them from other marine species.

Synonyms

Liparididae
vsfamily Liparididae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small sea fish with soft bodies without scales that live in deep cold water

has identical meaning but is the fuller form rather than the shorter name
Liparidae
vsfamily Liparididae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of sea fish with soft bodies that live in deep, cold water

notes that they lack scales as a specific defining physical trait

Surface Forms

family Liparididae singular
families Liparididae plural

Morphology

family + Liparididae

The phrase combines the common noun 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) with the taxon name 'Liparididae' (snailfishes), so the meaning — the taxonomic family that contains those fishes — is directly derivable from the parts. Scientific naming conventions of 'family + taxon' are compositional and cross-linguistically recognisable, making this immediately understandable to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun family Liparididae comes from the group's common name 'snailfishes' because these sea fish have soft, rounded bodies that can look a bit like snails. That's why family Liparididae means a group of soft sea fishes, often without scales, that live in cold, deep waters.