Gempylid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gempylid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any fish of the escolar family, Gempylidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any fish of the escolar family, Gempylidae.
Example Sentences
The larvae most likely to be confused with trichiurids are paralepidids and gempylids.
The gempylids, or snake mackerels, are a small group of predatory oceanic or pelagic fish.
He also placed Lepidocybium Gill 1862 as the sister group of all the other gempylids and trichiurids.
Word Forms
- gempylids
Synonyms for gempylid
Depending on context, synonyms include escolar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include escolar, gasteropelecid, gemfish, galeaspid, mackerel, hemigaleid.
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