LABROID

Etymology

Adjective

labroid (comparative more labroid, superlative most labroid)

(ichthyology) Like or belonging to the suborder Labroidei of marine perciform fishes, often brilliantly coloured, and very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Noun

labroid (plural labroids)

(ichthyology) Any fish of this kind.

Anagrams

• arbidol, ribaldo

Source: Wiktionary


La"broid, a. Etym: [Labrus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridæ, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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