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brotulid

brotulid noun: any member of the Brotulidae.

Noun

brotulid (plural brotulids)

  1. Any member of the Brotulidae.
    • A particularly colorful Tripneustes gratilla acompanied by a yellow brotulid, aquarium photo.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 187

Forms of brotulid

pluralbrotulids

Origin of brotulid

From New Latin Brotula + -id, from Spanish brótula (“little bud”), from brotón (“bud, sprout”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”), from brotar (“to bud, sprout”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).

Questions about brotulid

What does brotulid mean?
Brotulid means any member of the Brotulidae.
What part of speech is brotulid?
Brotulid is a noun.
What is the plural of brotulid?
The plural of brotulid is brotulids.

Words near brotulid in the dictionary

  1. Brott
  2. Brotton
  3. Brotts
  4. brotula
  5. brotulas
  6. brotulid
  7. brotulids
  8. brotus
  9. brotuses
  10. Brotzman
  11. Brotzmans

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