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Ophidioid

Ophidioid \O*phid"i*oid\, a. [Ophidion + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ophidiid[ae], a family of fishes which includes many slender species. -- n. One of the Ophidiid[ae].

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ophidioid

a. (context zoology English) Of or pertaining to the Ophidiidae, a family of fishes. n. (context zoology English) Any of the Ophidiidae.

Usage examples of "ophidioid".

He rolled sideways, dived, saw the vast form of Balvovats cannon past and carom off the control pedestal, ophidioid members flailing murderously.