noun
any family in the phylum Chordata
• Hypernyms: ↑family
• Hyponyms:
↑Amphioxidae, ↑family Amphioxidae, ↑Branchiostomidae, ↑family Branchiostomidae, ↑Salpidae, ↑family Salpidae, ↑Doliolidae, ↑family Doliolidae
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chordata, ↑phylum Chordata
Useful english dictionary. 2012.