lotid

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noun

Any member of the family Lotidae of codlike fish.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nounlotid (plural lotids)

plural lotids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Lotidae of codlike fish.

Origin

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Lotid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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