Ichthyoid
[ik-thee-oid] /ˈɪk θiˌɔɪd/
adjective
1.
Also, ichthyoidal. .
noun
2.
any fishlike vertebrate.
/ˈɪkθɪˌɔɪd/
adjective
1.
resembling a fish
noun
2.
a fishlike vertebrate
ichthyoid ich·thy·oid (ĭk’thē-oid’)
n.
A fish or fishlike vertebrate. adj. or ich·thy·oi·dal (ĭk’thē-oid’l)
Characteristic of or resembling a fish.
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