BATOIDEI

Rajiformes, order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoidei

(noun) fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ba*toi"de*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a kind of ray + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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