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beloniform

beloniform noun: any fish in the order Beloniformes.

Noun

beloniform (plural beloniforms)

  1. Any fish in the order Beloniformes

Adjective

beloniform (comparative more beloniform, superlative most beloniform)

  1. Of or pertaining to the order Beloniformes.
    • However, the loss of the uncinate process is not unique for cyprinodontiforms, but instead synapomorphic for a clade comprising of cyprinodontiforms and beloniforms (Rosen & Parenti, 1981).1998, Luiz R. Malabarba, Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, page 553

Forms of beloniform

Noun
pluralbeloniforms
Adjective
comparativemore beloniform
superlativemost beloniform

Questions about beloniform

What does beloniform mean?
Beloniform means any fish in the order Beloniformes.
What part of speech is beloniform?
Beloniform can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of beloniform?
The plural of beloniform is beloniforms.

Words near beloniform in the dictionary

  1. belongings
  2. belongness
  3. belongs
  4. belonid
  5. belonids
  6. beloniform
  7. beloniforms
  8. belonite
  9. belonites
  10. belonoid
  11. belontiid

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