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sphyraenoid

sphyraenoid adjective: of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes, the barracudas.

Adjective

sphyraenoid (comparative more sphyraenoid, superlative most sphyraenoid)

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

Forms of sphyraenoid

comparativemore sphyraenoid
superlativemost sphyraenoid

Origin of sphyraenoid

Latin sphyraena a kind of sea fish, + -oid.

Questions about sphyraenoid

What does sphyraenoid mean?
Sphyraenoid means of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes, the barracudas.
What part of speech is sphyraenoid?
Sphyraenoid is an adjective.

Words near sphyraenoid in the dictionary

  1. sphygs
  2. sphynx
  3. sphynxes
  4. sphyraenid
  5. sphyraenids
  6. sphyraenoid
  7. sphyrnid
  8. sphyrnids
  9. sphære
  10. sphæres
  11. sphæric

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