clinid

[ klin-id ]

/ ˈklɪn ɪd /

noun

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

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Clinidae.

Nearby words

clinical trial, clinically dead, clinically obese, clinician, clinicopathologic, clinid, clink, clinker, clinker-built, clinkety-clank, clinkstone

Origin of clinid

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

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