The Collaborative International Dictionary
Embiotocoid
Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid[ae]. -- n. One of a family of fishes ( Embiotocid[ae]) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in Appendix.
Wiktionary
embiotocoid
a. (context zoology English) Belonging to, or resembling, the fish family Embiotocidae. n. (context zoology English) One of a family of fishes, ''(taxlink Embiotocidae family noshow=1)'', abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous.