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clinid

American

[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.

Etymology

Origin of clinid

< New Latin Clinidae, equivalent to Clin ( us ) genus name (of uncertain origin) + -idae -id ²

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