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scytalinid

scytalinid noun: any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.

Noun

scytalinid (plural scytalinids)

  1. Any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.

Forms of scytalinid

pluralscytalinids

Origin of scytalinid

From Latin Scytalinidae, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”) + -ινος (-inos, “-ine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-id”). Equivalent to scytale + -ine + -id.

Questions about scytalinid

What does scytalinid mean?
Scytalinid means any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.
What part of speech is scytalinid?
Scytalinid is a noun.
What is the plural of scytalinid?
The plural of scytalinid is scytalinids.

Words near scytalinid in the dictionary

  1. scyphozoan
  2. scyphozoans
  3. scyphus
  4. scytale
  5. scytales
  6. scytalinid
  7. scytalinids
  8. Scytalism
  9. Scytalismus
  10. scytalone
  11. Scyth

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