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scaroid

scaroid adjective: of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.

Adjective

scaroid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.

Noun

scaroid (plural scaroids)

  1. (archaic) A parrotfish

Forms of scaroid

pluralscaroids

Origin of scaroid

Scarus + -oid

Questions about scaroid

What does scaroid mean?
Scaroid means of or relating to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes.
What part of speech is scaroid?
Scaroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scaroid in the dictionary

  1. scarmoge
  2. scarmoges
  3. scarna
  4. scarnas
  5. Scarne
  6. scaroid
  7. scaroids
  8. Scarola
  9. Scarolas
  10. scaroused
  11. scarp

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