embiotocid

[ em-bee-ot-uh-sid, -uh-tos-id, -toh-sid ]

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Embiotocidae, comprising the surfperches.

noun
  1. an embiotocid fish.

Origin of embiotocid

1
<New Latin Embiotocidae, equivalent to Embiotoc(a) name of genus (<Greek émbio(s) having life + -tokē, feminine of -tokos bearing offspring) + -idae-id2

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