English Explanatory Dictionary

pentacerotid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fish in the family Pentacerotidae.

Word forms

pentacerotid pentacerotids

Etymology

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Pentacerotid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); the roots (meaning "five horns") are explained at Pentacerotid(ae). By surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

Synonyms

armourhead armorhead boarfish
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