fistularioid

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεἶδος“form, likeness”
2. Latin · derived fromfistula“pipe, tube”
3. English todayfistularioid

From Fistulari(a) (“genus of cornetfishes”) + -oid (“resembling”), from Latin fistula (“pipe, tube”) and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). By surface analysis, fistule + -arioid.

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