nɔɪd adjective
noun
2.
a sciaenoid fish.
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sciaenid or sciaenoid (saɪˈiːnɪd, -ɔɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or belonging to the Sciaenidae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical marine percoid fishes that includes the drums, grunts, and croakers |
| —n | |
| 2. | any sciaenid fish |
| [C19: from Latin sciaena a type of fish, from Greek skiaina] | |
| sciaenoid or sciaenoid | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Latin sciaena a type of fish, from Greek skiaina] | |
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