enchodontid

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adjective

en·​cho·​don·​tid

¦eŋkə¦däntə̇d

variants or enchodontoid

-n‧ˌtȯid

: of or relating to the genus Enchodus or the Enchodontidae

enchodontid

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noun

variants or enchodontoid

"

plural -s

: an enchodontid fish

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

enchodontid from New Latin Enchodontidae, from Enchodont-, Enchodus, type genus + -idae; enchodontoid from New Latin Enchodont-, Enchodus + English -oid

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