cottoidadj.n.
/ˈkɒtɔɪd/ Zoology.
Belonging to a family of fishes of which the type is Cottus, a genus related to the ‘Miller's thumb.’ As n. A fish of this family.
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cottoid1854
1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 96/2 Percoids, sciænoids, cottoids.
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adj.n.1854