clinid

[ klin-id ]

/ ˈklɪn ɪd /

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noun

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

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Clinidae.

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Origin of clinid

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

Words nearby clinid

clinical spectroscopy, clinical thermometer, clinical trial, clinician, clinicopathologic, clinid, clink, clinker, clinker-built, clinkety-clank, clinkstone