etheostomoid

English

Etymology

Etheostoma +‎ -oid

Adjective

etheostomoid (comparative more etheostomoid, superlative most etheostomoid)

1. (archaic) Resembling or relating to the genus Etheostoma of fishes allied to the perch.

Noun

etheostomoid (plural etheostomoids)

1. (archaic) Any of the fish of Etheostoma and related genera.

   Synonyms: etheostomine, etheostomid

References

• “etheostomoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.