triodontoid

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adjective

tri·​odon·​toid

¦trīə¦dän‧ˌtȯid

: resembling or related to the genus Triodon or the family Triodontidae

triodontoid

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noun

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plural -s

: a triodontoid fish

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Triodont-, Triodon + English -oid

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