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scopeloid

scopeloid adjective: relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish.

Adjective

scopeloid (comparative more scopeloid, superlative most scopeloid)

  1. (dated) Relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish.

Noun

scopeloid (plural scopeloids)

  1. (dated) Any fish of the former family Scopelidae.

Forms of scopeloid

Adjective
comparativemore scopeloid
superlativemost scopeloid
Noun
pluralscopeloids

Origin of scopeloid

Scopelus + -oid

Questions about scopeloid

What does scopeloid mean?
Scopeloid means relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish.
What part of speech is scopeloid?
Scopeloid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scopeloid in the dictionary

  1. scopeless
  2. scopelessness
  3. scopelid
  4. scopelids
  5. scopelism
  6. scopeloid
  7. scopeloids
  8. Scopelus
  9. scoper
  10. scopers
  11. scopes

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