| 单词 | blennioid |
| 释义 | blennioid in British English (ˈblɛnɪˌɔɪd) adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Blennioidea, a large suborder of small mainly marine spiny-finned fishes having an elongated body with reduced pelvic fins. The group includes the blennies, butterfish, and gunnel noun 2. any fish belonging to the Blennioidea blennioid in American English (ˈbleniˌɔid) adjective 1. resembling a blenny 2. of or pertaining to the blennies Word origin [1860–65; blenny + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, institutionalism, mutualism, raider, trade name-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, anthropoid, cardioid, cuboid, lithoid |
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