scopeloid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Scopelus +‎ -oid

Adjective[edit]

scopeloid (comparative more scopeloid, superlative most scopeloid)

(zoology, dated) Relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish.

Noun[edit]

scopeloid (plural scopeloids)

(zoology, dated) Any fish of the former family Scopelidae.

References[edit]

“scopeloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

coelopids, plocoside

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