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cottoid

cottoid adjective: of or pertaining to fish of the genus Cottus.

Adjective

cottoid (comparative more cottoid, superlative most cottoid)

  1. Of or pertaining to fish of the genus Cottus.

Noun

cottoid (plural cottoids)

  1. A fish belonging to the genus Cottus.

Forms of cottoid

Adjective
comparativemore cottoid
superlativemost cottoid
Noun
pluralcottoids

Origin of cottoid

From Cottus + -oid.

Questions about cottoid

What does cottoid mean?
Cottoid means of or pertaining to fish of the genus Cottus.
What part of speech is cottoid?
Cottoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cottoid in the dictionary

  1. Cottman
  2. Cottmans
  3. Cotto
  4. cottocomephorid
  5. cottocomephorids
  6. cottoid
  7. cottoids
  8. cottolene
  9. cottolin
  10. Cottom
  11. Cottoms

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