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embiotocoid

embiotocoid adjective: belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae.

embiotocoid: belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae
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Adjective

embiotocoid (comparative more embiotocoid, superlative most embiotocoid)

  1. Belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae.

Noun

embiotocoid (plural embiotocoids)

  1. One of family Embiotocidae of surfperches, abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous.

Forms of embiotocoid

Adjective
comparativemore embiotocoid
superlativemost embiotocoid
Noun
pluralembiotocoids

Origin of embiotocoid

Embiotoca + -oid

Questions about embiotocoid

What does embiotocoid mean?
Embiotocoid means belonging to the fish family Embiotocidae.
What part of speech is embiotocoid?
Embiotocoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near embiotocoid in the dictionary

  1. embiopteran
  2. embiopterans
  3. embiopterous
  4. embiotocid
  5. embiotocids
  6. embiotocoid
  7. embiotocoids
  8. embira
  9. embitter
  10. embittered
  11. embitteredly

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