embiotocoid

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embiotocoid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]