etheostomoid
1 of 2adjective
ethe·os·to·moid
¦ēthē¦ästəˌmȯid,
¦eth-
: of or relating to the darters
etheostomoid
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: darter sense 2
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
New Latin Etheostoma, genus of fishes (from etheo- —from Greek ēthein to sift, strain—+ -stoma) + English -oid