Meanings
nounpolymixiid (plural polymixiids)
plural polymixiids
- biologyAny beardfish in the family Polymixiidae.
Origin
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Polymixiid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, translingual Polymixi(a) + -id.
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APA
polymixiid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymixiid
MLA
“polymixiid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymixiid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymixiid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymixiid.
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