Berycoidei

plural noun

Ber·​y·​coi·​dei

ˌber-ə-ˈkȯi-dē-ˌī

in some classifications

: a suborder or other division of Acanthopterygii comprising a number of marine fishes possessing an orbitosphenoid bone and other primitive features

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Beryc-, Beryx, genus of fishes + -oidei -oidei

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