Belonoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Belonoid is an adjective meaning Shaped like a needle.
Meaning
Shaped like a needle.
Example Sentences
A tendency for elongation of the lower or both jaws occurs in all belonoid groups, expressed as a garlike prey capture structure in piscivorous needlefishes and as unequal jaw lengths in sauries and particularly in halfbeaks.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aciform, dentoid, lentiform, aciculate, noduliform, bulbiform.
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