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anostomid

anostomid noun: any fish in the family Anostomidae, one of several with fish known as headstanders.

anostomid: any fish in the family Anostomidae, one of several with fish known as headstanders
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Noun

anostomid (plural anostomids)

  1. Any fish in the family Anostomidae, one of several with fish known as headstanders.

Forms of anostomid

pluralanostomids

Questions about anostomid

What does anostomid mean?
Anostomid means any fish in the family Anostomidae, one of several with fish known as headstanders.
What part of speech is anostomid?
Anostomid is a noun.
What is the plural of anostomid?
The plural of anostomid is anostomids.

Words near anostomid in the dictionary

  1. anosognosias
  2. anosognosic
  3. Anosov
  4. anospinal
  5. anosteocytic
  6. anostomid
  7. anostomids
  8. anostosis
  9. anostostomatid
  10. anostostomatids
  11. anostracan

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