ophidiid

[ oh-fid-ee-id, of-i-dahy-id, oh-fi- ]
/ oʊˈfɪd i ɪd, ˌɒf ɪˈdaɪ ɪd, ˌoʊ fɪ- /

noun

any fish of the family Ophidiidae, comprising the cusk-eels.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Ophidiidae.

Origin of ophidiid

< New Latin Ophidiidae name of the family, equivalent to Ophidi(on) genus name (< Latin ophidion snakelike fish < Greek; see ophidian) + -idae -id2

Words nearby ophidiid

ophelia, opheltes, ophiasis, ophicleide, ophidian, ophidiid, ophiolatry, ophiolite, ophiolite suite, ophiology, ophiophagous