- pomacentroid
- po·ma·cen·troid
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pomacentroid
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Pomacentroid — Po ma*cen troid, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the {Pomacentrid[ae]}, a family of bright colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; often called {coral fishes}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pomacentroid — adjective or noun see pomacentridae * * * pomacentroid, a. and n. (pəʊməˈsɛntrɔɪd) [f. mod.L. Pōmacentrus (Lacépède 1802), generic name (f. Gr. πῶµα lid, cover + κέντρον centre) + oid.] a. adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Pomacentridæ, a … Useful english dictionary
coral fishes — Pomacentroid Po ma*cen troid, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the {Pomacentrid[ae]}, a family of bright colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; often called {coral fishes}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
