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etheostomoid

etheostomoid adjective: resembling or relating to the genus Etheostoma of fishes allied to the perch.

Adjective

etheostomoid (comparative more etheostomoid, superlative most etheostomoid)

  1. (archaic) Resembling or relating to the genus Etheostoma of fishes allied to the perch.

Noun

etheostomoid (plural etheostomoids)

  1. (archaic) Any of the fish of Etheostoma and related genera.
    Synonyms:
    etheostomine, etheostomid

Synonyms of etheostomoid

Forms of etheostomoid

Adjective
comparativemore etheostomoid
superlativemost etheostomoid
Noun
pluraletheostomoids

Origin of etheostomoid

Etheostoma + -oid

Questions about etheostomoid

What does etheostomoid mean?
Etheostomoid means resembling or relating to the genus Etheostoma of fishes allied to the perch.
What part of speech is etheostomoid?
Etheostomoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near etheostomoid in the dictionary

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