berycoidadj.n.
/ˈbɛrɪkɔɪd/ Ichthyology.
A. adj.
Belonging to the group Berycoidei.
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berycoid1880
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 420 Berycoid fishes have a wide horizontal range.
1955 E. A. Lechner in Proc. U.S. National Mus. CV. (title) Populations of the Berycoid Fish Family Polymixiidae.
B. n.
A fish of this group.
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berycoid1880
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 420 Fossil Berycoids show a still greater diversity of form than living.
1887 Athenæum 9 July 58/3 The genus had hitherto been erroneously associated with the percoids and berycoids.
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