belonoid

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adjective

Shaped like a needle.

OriginAncient Greek βελόνη →
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Meanings

adjectivebelonoid (comparative more belonoid, superlative most belonoid)

comparative more belonoid · superlative most belonoid

  1. Shaped like a needle.

    A tendency for elongation of the lower or both jaws occurs in all belonoid groups, expressed as a garlike prey capture structure in piscivorous needlefishes and as unequal jaw lengths in sauries and particularly in halfbeaks.

    2009, Gene Helfman, The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβελόνη“a needle”
  2. Englishbelonoid

From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “a needle”) + -oid.

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APA

belonoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonoid

MLA

“belonoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belonoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belonoid.

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