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berycoid

berycoid adjective: resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.

Adjective

berycoid (comparative more berycoid, superlative most berycoid)

  1. Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.

Forms of berycoid

comparativemore berycoid
superlativemost berycoid

Origin of berycoid

From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -oid.

Questions about berycoid

What does berycoid mean?
Berycoid means resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.
What part of speech is berycoid?
Berycoid is an adjective.

Words near berycoid in the dictionary

  1. Berwyn
  2. berycid
  3. berycids
  4. beryciform
  5. beryciforms
  6. berycoid
  7. beryl
  8. beryl-spangled tanager
  9. beryl-spangled tanagers
  10. beryline
  11. berylium

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