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ostraciiform

ostraciiform adjective: characteristic of boxfish of the family Ostraciidae.

Adjective

ostraciiform (not comparable)

  1. Characteristic of boxfish of the family Ostraciidae
  2. That swims by oscillating the tail fin only

Questions about ostraciiform

What does ostraciiform mean?
Ostraciiform means characteristic of boxfish of the family Ostraciidae.
What part of speech is ostraciiform?
Ostraciiform is an adjective.

Words near ostraciiform in the dictionary

  1. ostracean
  2. ostraceans
  3. ostraceous
  4. ostraciid
  5. ostraciids
  6. ostraciiform
  7. ostraciont
  8. ostracionts
  9. ostracisable
  10. ostracisation
  11. ostracisations

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