ichthyoid

[ik-thee-oid]

ich·thy·oid

[ik-thee-oid]
adjective
1.
Also, ich·thy·oi·dal. fishlike.
noun
2.
any fishlike vertebrate.

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Ichthyoid is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1850–55; < Greek ichthyoeidḗs. See ichthy(o)-, -oid
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ichthyoid (ˈɪkθɪˌɔɪd)
 
adj
1.  resembling a fish
 
n
2.  a fishlike vertebrate

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ichthyoid ich·thy·oid (ĭk'thē-oid')
n.
A fish or fishlike vertebrate. adj. or ich·thy·oi·dal (ĭk'thē-oid'l)
Characteristic of or resembling a fish.

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