scytalinid

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noun

Any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.

OriginLatin Scytalinidae ← Ancient Greek σκυτάλη →
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Meanings

nounscytalinid (plural scytalinids)

plural scytalinids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκυτάλη“club”
  2. LatinScytalinidae
  3. Englishscytalinid

From Latin Scytalinidae, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”) + -ινος (-inos, “-ine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-id”). Equivalent to scytale + -ine + -id.

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APA

scytalinid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalinid

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“scytalinid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalinid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scytalinid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scytalinid.

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