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trichiurid Ichthyol.|trɪkɪˈjʊərɪd| [f. mod.L. Trichiūridæ pl. (see -id3), f. Trichiūrus, properly Trichūrus, generic name, f. Gr. θρίξ, τριχ- hair + οὐρά tail.] A fish of the family Trichiuridæ (the hair-tails), typified by the genus Trichiurus, characterized by a ribbon-like body and a long filament at the end of the tail. Also trichiure. So trichiˈuriform, trichiˈuroid adjs., having the form of the fishes of this genus or family.
[1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) II. iii. i. 294 Trichurus.] 1819Pantologia, Trichiurus, Trichiure... 1. T. lepturus, Silver-trichiure. 1854Badham Halieut. 407. 1865 Athenæum 20 May 688/1 A new form of Trichiuroid Fishes. 1891Cent. Dict., Trichiuriform. 1895Funk's Standard Dict., Trichiurid. |