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pholid

pholid noun: any fish in the family Pholidae.

Noun

pholid (plural pholids)

  1. Any fish in the family Pholidae.

Forms of pholid

pluralpholids

Origin of pholid

From Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholĭ́s, “horny scale”).

Questions about pholid

What does pholid mean?
Pholid means any fish in the family Pholidae.
What part of speech is pholid?
Pholid is a noun.
What is the plural of pholid?
The plural of pholid is pholids.

Words near pholid in the dictionary

  1. pholcids
  2. pholcodine
  3. pholedrine
  4. Pholegandros
  5. pholerite
  6. pholid
  7. pholidichthyid
  8. pholidichthyids
  9. pholidophorid
  10. pholidophorids
  11. pholidosaurid

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