clinid

[ klin-id ]

noun
  1. any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Clinidae.

Origin of clinid

1
<New Latin Clinidae, equivalent to Clin(us) genus name (of uncertain origin) + -idae-id2

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