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lutjanid

lutjanid noun: any member of the family Lutjanidae; a snapper.

lutjanid: any member of the family Lutjanidae; a snapper
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Noun

lutjanid (plural lutjanids)

  1. Any member of the family Lutjanidae; a snapper.
    • Among other families, the lutjanids appear to be gonochoristic throughout life although the population sex ratio as well as the sex ratio at size may frequently be skewed resulting from differential growth and mortality rates among the sexes (Grimes, 1987).1993, Andrew Wright, “Chapter 8: Shallow Water Reef-associated Finfish”, in Andrew Wright, Lance Hill, editors, Nearshore Marine Resources of the South Pacific, page 225
    • Smaller species of lutjanids require fewer resources per individual and can form schools year-round.1996, M. L. Domeier, C. Koenig, F. Coleman, “Reproductive Biology of the Gray Snapper (Lutjanus griseus), with Notes on Spawning for other Western Atlantic Snappers (Lutjanidae)”, in Francisco...

Forms of lutjanid

plurallutjanids

Origin of lutjanid

From translingual Lutjanus + -id.

Questions about lutjanid

What does lutjanid mean?
Lutjanid means any member of the family Lutjanidae; a snapper.
What part of speech is lutjanid?
Lutjanid is a noun.
What is the plural of lutjanid?
The plural of lutjanid is lutjanids.

Words near lutjanid in the dictionary

  1. lutinosides
  2. lutist
  3. lutists
  4. lutite
  5. lutites
  6. lutjanid
  7. lutjanids
  8. Lutman
  9. Lutmans
  10. Lutnick
  11. Luto

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