Meanings
adjectiveberyciform (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyBelonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes
nounberyciform (plural beryciforms)
plural beryciforms
- Any fish of the order Beryciformes.
Here, cold water rises from the depths, sometimes bringing with it deep-dwelling oddities such as the big-eyed beryciforms: shiny slimeheads and fangteeth.
2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 83
Origin
From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform.
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Finnish limapääkalamainen
- limapääkalamainenbelonging to Beryciformes
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beryciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beryciform
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