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squaloids

squaloids is the plural of squaloid.

Meaning of squaloid

Noun

squaloid (plural squaloids)

  1. Any dogfish (family Squalidae).
    • Several species of squaloids have light-emitting organs, but none can glow as brightly as the monotypical Isistius brasiliensis.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 136

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Questions about squaloids

What is squaloids the plural of?
Squaloids is the plural of squaloid.

Words near squaloids in the dictionary

  1. squalodont
  2. squalodontid
  3. squalodontids
  4. squalodonts
  5. squaloid
  6. squaloids
  7. squalomorph
  8. squalomorphs
  9. squalor
  10. squalorajid
  11. squalorajids

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