Meanings
adjectiveembiotocoid (comparative more embiotocoid, superlative most embiotocoid)
comparative more embiotocoid · superlative most embiotocoid
- biologyBelonging to the fish family Embiotocidae.
nounembiotocoid (plural embiotocoids)
plural embiotocoids
- biologyOne of family Embiotocidae of surfperches, abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous.
Origin
Embiotoca + -oid
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