English Explanatory Dictionary

fistularioid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling the genus Fistularia (cornetfishes); having a long, tubular body.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɪstjʊləˈrɔɪd/

Word forms

fistularioid

Etymology

From Fistulari(a) (“genus of cornetfishes”) + -oid (“resembling”), from Latin fistula (“pipe, tube”) and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). By surface analysis, fistule + -arioid.

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