scopeloidn.adj.
/ˈskɒpɪlɔɪd/ Zoology.
A. n.
A fish of the family Scopelidæ (see scopelid n.).
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jellyfish1707
fallen star1808
scopelidan1859
scopeloid1880
scopelid1882
serra1896
1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 42 In addition to the rayed dorsal fin, many Malacopterygian fishes (as the Salmonoids, many Siluroids, Scopeloids, etc.) have another of greater or lesser extent.
1896 Guide Fossil Reptiles & Fishes Brit. Mus. 112 Herrings, Scopeloids, etc., occur abundantly in association with these.
B. adj.
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Like or pertaining to the Scopelidæ. (In recent dictionaries.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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