scytalinid

English

Etymology

From Latin Scytalinidae, from Ancient Greek σκυτάλη (skutálē, “club”) + -ινος (-inos, “-ine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-id”). Equivalent to scytale + -ine + -id.

Noun

scytalinid (plural scytalinids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Scytalinidae of very slender burrowing fish called graveldivers.
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