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embiotocid

[ em-bee-ot-uh-sid, -uh-tos-id, -toh-sid ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Embiotocidae, comprising the surfperches.


noun

  1. an embiotocid fish.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of embiotocid1

< New Latin Embiotocidae, equivalent to Embiotoc ( a ) name of genus (< Greek émbio ( s ) having life + -tokē, feminine of -tokos bearing offspring) + -idae -id 2

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