sphyraenoidadj.n.
/sfʌɪˈriːnɔɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Related to or resembling the genus Sphyræna.
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1849 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 881/1 It is in this position of the germs of the teeth that the Sphyrænoid fishes..mainly differ.
B. n.
A fish of this kind.
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sphyraenoid1851
1851 G. A. Mantell Petrifactions v. §1. 416 Cycloid Order:..Sphyrænoids.
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