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haliotoid

haliotoid adjective: belonging to the genus Haliotis.

Adjective

haliotoid (comparative more haliotoid, superlative most haliotoid)

  1. (archaic) Belonging to the genus Haliotis.
  2. (archaic) ear-shaped.

Forms of haliotoid

comparativemore haliotoid
superlativemost haliotoid

Origin of haliotoid

From translingual Haliotis + -oid.

Questions about haliotoid

What does haliotoid mean?
Haliotoid means belonging to the genus Haliotis.
What part of speech is haliotoid?
Haliotoid is an adjective.

Words near haliotoid in the dictionary

  1. haline
  2. haling
  3. halinity
  4. haliotid
  5. haliotids
  6. haliotoid
  7. haliplankton
  8. haliplid
  9. haliplids
  10. halirenium
  11. halireniums

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