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atherinid

atherinid noun: any fish in the family Atherinidae of silversides.

Noun

atherinid (plural atherinids)

  1. Any fish in the family Atherinidae of silversides.
    Synonyms:
    atherine

Synonyms of atherinid

Forms of atherinid

pluralatherinids

Questions about atherinid

What does atherinid mean?
Atherinid means any fish in the family Atherinidae of silversides.
What part of speech is atherinid?
Atherinid is a noun.
What is the plural of atherinid?
The plural of atherinid is atherinids.

Words near atherinid in the dictionary

  1. athericid
  2. athericids
  3. atherine
  4. atherines
  5. Atherington
  6. atherinid
  7. atherinids
  8. atheriniform
  9. atheriniforms
  10. atherinomorph
  11. atherinomorphs

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