fistularioid

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/ˌfɪstjʊləˈrɔɪd/

adjective

Resembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.

OriginLatin fistula ← Ancient Greek εἶδος →
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Meanings

adjectivefistularioid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεἶδος“form, likeness”
  2. Latinfistula“pipe, tube”
  3. Englishfistularioid

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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APA

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

MLA

“fistularioid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fistularioid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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