trigloidadj.n.
/ˈtrɪɡlɔɪd/ Ichthyology.
A. adj.
Belonging or akin to the group Trigloidea or family Triglidæ of fishes, typified by the genus trigla n.
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trigloid1888
1888 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 11 588 The Trigloid, Cottoid, Gobioid, and Lophioid families... To even still greater a degree are the Agonoids, the Trigloids, and Dactylopteroids divergent.
B. n.
A fish of this group or family.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Triglidae (gurnards) > member of family Triglidae (gurnard)
gurnard1314
mop1466
kite-fish1684
trigla1752
pigfish1807
captain1811
sea-robin1814
mailed or armed gurnard1836
robin1853
sclerogenoid1861
grumbler1867
triglid1888
trigloid1888
1888 [see triglid n. at Derivatives]. 1888 [see sense A.].
Derivatives
ˈtriglid n.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion-fish) > [noun] > family Triglidae (gurnards) > member of family Triglidae (gurnard)
gurnard1314
mop1466
kite-fish1684
trigla1752
pigfish1807
captain1811
sea-robin1814
mailed or armed gurnard1836
robin1853
sclerogenoid1861
grumbler1867
triglid1888
trigloid1888
1888 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 11 577 He especially instanced the Triglids and Dactylopterids as two groups which exhibit great diversities.
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adj.n.1888