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polymixiid

polymixiid noun: any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.

polymixiid: any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae
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Noun

polymixiid (plural polymixiids)

  1. Any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.

Forms of polymixiid

pluralpolymixiids

Origin of polymixiid

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Polymixiid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, translingual Polymixi(a) + -id.

Questions about polymixiid

What does polymixiid mean?
Polymixiid means any beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.
What part of speech is polymixiid?
Polymixiid is a noun.
What is the plural of polymixiid?
The plural of polymixiid is polymixiids.

Words near polymixiid in the dictionary

  1. polymignytes
  2. polymineral
  3. polymineralic
  4. polymitosis
  5. polymitotic
  6. polymixiid
  7. polymixiids
  8. polymixin
  9. polymixins
  10. Polymnestor
  11. polymodal

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