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labroid

labroid adjective: like or belonging to the suborder Labroidei of marine perciform fishes, often brilliantly coloured, and very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Adjective

labroid (comparative more labroid, superlative most labroid)

  1. Like or belonging to the suborder Labroidei of marine perciform fishes, often brilliantly coloured, and very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
    • The tautog and cunner are American labroid fishes.

Noun

labroid (plural labroids)

  1. Any fish of this kind.

Forms of labroid

Adjective
comparativemore labroid
superlativemost labroid
Noun
plurallabroids

Origin of labroid

From Labrus + -oid.

Questions about labroid

What does labroid mean?
Labroid means like or belonging to the suborder Labroidei of marine perciform fishes, often brilliantly coloured, and very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
What part of speech is labroid?
Labroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near labroid in the dictionary

  1. labrish
  2. labrisomid
  3. labrisomids
  4. labrocyte
  5. labrocytes
  6. labroid
  7. labroids
  8. labroligamentous
  9. labrose
  10. labrosone
  11. labrosones

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