ophidiid

ophidiid
/oh fid"ee id, of'i duy"id, oh'fi-/, n.
1. any fish of the family Ophidiidae, comprising the cusk-eels.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Ophidiidae.
[ < NL Ophidiidae name of the family, equiv. to Ophidi(on) genus name ( < L ophidion snakelike fish < Gk; see OPHIDIAN) + -idae -ID2]

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  • ophidiid — ophid·i·id …   English syllables

  • ophidiid — I. ōˈfidēə̇d; |äfə|dīə̇d, |ōf adjective Etymology: New Latin Ophidiidae : of or relating to the Ophidiidae II. noun ( s) : a fish of the family Ophidiidae * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ophidioid — O*phid i*oid, a. [Ophidion + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Ophidiid[ae]}, a family of fishes which includes many slender species. n. One of the {Ophidiid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ophidiidae — Cusk eels Pudgy Cusk eel (Spectrunculus grandis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

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