berycoid

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adjective

Resembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveberycoid (comparative more berycoid, superlative most berycoid)

comparative more berycoid · superlative most berycoid

  1. biologyResembling or relating to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes.

Origin

From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -oid.

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berycoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berycoid

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berycoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berycoid.

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