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stromateoid

[ stroh-muh-tee-oid ]
/ ˌstroʊ məˈti ɔɪd /
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adjective
resembling or related to the Stromateidae.
noun
a stromateoid fish.
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Origin of stromateoid

1880–85; <New Latin Stromate(idae) (see stromateid) + -oid
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