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chilodontid

chilodontid noun: any fish in the family Chilodontidae, one of several related families of fish known as headstanders.

chilodontid: any fish in the family Chilodontidae, one of several related families of fish known as headstanders
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Noun

chilodontid (plural chilodontids)

  1. Any fish in the family Chilodontidae, one of several related families of fish known as headstanders.

Forms of chilodontid

pluralchilodontids

Questions about chilodontid

What does chilodontid mean?
Chilodontid means any fish in the family Chilodontidae, one of several related families of fish known as headstanders.
What part of speech is chilodontid?
Chilodontid is a noun.
What is the plural of chilodontid?
The plural of chilodontid is chilodontids.

Words near chilodontid in the dictionary

  1. Chillán
  2. Chilmark
  3. Chilminar
  4. chilmole
  5. chilmoles
  6. chilodontid
  7. chilodontids
  8. Chiloe fox
  9. Chiloe foxes
  10. chilognath
  11. chilognathan

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