Etymology

argentiniform

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Today it means: Any fish of the order Argentiniformes of certain marine smelts. Full definition →

taxonomic name Argentiniformes
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromArgentiniformes
  2. English todayargentiniform

Borrowed from taxonomic name Argentiniformes, equivalent to argentine + -iform.

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