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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

sphyraena

a kind of sea fish (Gr.

σφύραινα

) +

-oid

(Zool.)

Of or pertaining to the

Sphyraenidae

, a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.

sphyraenoid ‎(comparative more sphyraenoid, superlative most sphyraenoid)

(zoology) Of or relating to the Sphyraenidae, a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.