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pectiniid

pectiniid noun: any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae.

Noun

pectiniid (plural pectiniids)

  1. Any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae.

Forms of pectiniid

pluralpectiniids

Questions about pectiniid

What does pectiniid mean?
Pectiniid means any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae.
What part of speech is pectiniid?
Pectiniid is a noun.
What is the plural of pectiniid?
The plural of pectiniid is pectiniids.

Words near pectiniid in the dictionary

  1. pectinibranchous
  2. pectinibranchs
  3. pectinid
  4. pectinids
  5. pectiniform
  6. pectiniid
  7. pectiniids
  8. pectinioside
  9. pectinoid
  10. pectinoids
  11. pectinolysis

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