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embiotocid

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em⋅bi⋅ot⋅o⋅cid

  [em-bee-ot-uh-sid -uh-tos-id, -toh-sid]
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–adjective
1. belonging or pertaining to the family Embiotocidae, comprising the surfperches.
–noun
2. an embiotocid fish.
Origin:
< NL Embiotocidae, equiv. to Embiotoc(a) name of genus (< Gk émbio(s) having life + -tokē, fem. of -tokos bearing offspring) + -idae -id 2
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