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sciaenoid

sciaenoid adjective: of or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.

Adjective

sciaenoid (not comparable)

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

Noun

sciaenoid (plural sciaenoids)

  1. Any of the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.

Forms of sciaenoid

pluralsciaenoids

Origin of sciaenoid

Latin sciaena (“a kind of sea fish, perhaps a kind of grayling or ombre: Thymallus thymallus”), from Ancient Greek σκίαινα (skíaina, “a sea fish, probably either Sciaena umbra or Umbrina cirrosa”), + -oid.

Questions about sciaenoid

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

Words near sciaenoid in the dictionary

  1. sciadopitysin
  2. sciaena
  3. sciaenas
  4. sciaenid
  5. sciaenids
  6. sciaenoid
  7. sciaenoids
  8. sciage
  9. sciagraph
  10. sciagraphed
  11. sciagrapher

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