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chiroteuthid

US/ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/

chiroteuthid noun: any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.

chiroteuthid: any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids
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Noun

chiroteuthid (plural chiroteuthids)

  1. (marine biology) Any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.
    • All chiroteuthids have distinct tentacles and club morphology, but given the extreme length and fragility of these structures, they are often lost during capture, especially in nets, or when specimens have been recovered from fisheries^([sic]) bycatch.2010, Rebecca Mensch, A systematic review of the squid genus Chiroteuthis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in New Zealand waters, Earth & Oceanic Sciences Research Institute, Auckland University of...
    Synonyms:
    whiplash squid

Adjective

chiroteuthid (comparative more chiroteuthid, superlative most chiroteuthid)

  1. (marine biology) Relating to, of characteristic of, squids of the family Chiroteuthidae.
    • Members of the “chiroteuthid lineage” which apparently includes the Chiroteuthidae, Mastigoteuthidae, Joubiniteuthidae, Batoteuthidae, Promachoteuthidae and “big-fin” may all have secondarily derived tentacular clubs.1991 September 1, Richard Edward Young, “Chiroteuthid and Related Paralarvae from Hawaiian Waters”, in Bulletin of Marine Science, volume 49, numbers 1-2, University of Miami - Rosenstiel School of...
    • The chiroteuthid families are a clade united morphologically by the absence of a primary tentacle club and the presence of a secondary tentacle club, comprising six families: the Chiroteuthidae, Mastigoteuthidae, Joubiniteuthidae, Promachoteuthidae, Batoteuthidae, and Magnapinnidae.2017 January 17, Heather E. Braid, Tsunemi Kubodera, Kathrin S. R. Bolstad, “One step closer to understanding the chiroteuthid families in the Pacific Ocean”, in Recent Advances in Knowledge of...

Synonyms of chiroteuthid

  • whiplash squid

Forms of chiroteuthid

Noun
pluralchiroteuthids
Adjective
comparativemore chiroteuthid
superlativemost chiroteuthid

Origin of chiroteuthid

Borrowed from translingual Chiroteuthidae, from Chiroteuthis (type genus) + -idae (family suffix), from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”). By surface analysis, translingual Chiroteuthis + -id.

Questions about chiroteuthid

What does chiroteuthid mean?
Chiroteuthid means any squid in the family Chiroteuthidae, sometimes called whiplash squids.
What part of speech is chiroteuthid?
Chiroteuthid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce chiroteuthid?
Chiroteuthid is pronounced /ˌkaɪ.ɹoʊˈtu.θɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of chiroteuthid?
The plural of chiroteuthid is chiroteuthids.

Words near chiroteuthid in the dictionary

  1. chirostylid
  2. chirostylids
  3. chirostyloid
  4. chirostyloids
  5. chirotechnology
  6. chiroteuthid
  7. chiroteuthids
  8. chirotherapy
  9. chirotherian
  10. chirotheriid
  11. chirotheriids

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