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fistularioid

/ˌfɪstjʊləˈrɔɪd/

fistularioid adjective: resembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.

Adjective

fistularioid (not comparable)

  1. Resembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.

Origin of fistularioid

From Fistulari(a) (“genus of cornetfishes”) + -oid (“resembling”), from Latin fistula (“pipe, tube”) and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). By surface analysis, fistule + -arioid.

Questions about fistularioid

What does fistularioid mean?
Fistularioid means resembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.
What part of speech is fistularioid?
Fistularioid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fistularioid?
Fistularioid is pronounced /ˌfɪstjʊləˈrɔɪd/.

Words near fistularioid in the dictionary

  1. fistula-in-ano
  2. fistulae
  3. fistular
  4. fistulariid
  5. fistulariids
  6. fistularioid
  7. fistulary
  8. fistulas
  9. fistulate
  10. fistulated
  11. fistulates

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