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EMBIOTOCOID
Em
`
bi
*
ot
"o *coid, a.
Etym:
[
NL.
Embiotoca,
the
name
of
one
genus
+ -
oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Belonging
to,
or
resembling,
the
Embiotocidæ. -- n.
Defn:
One
of
a
family
of
fishes (Embiotocidæ )
abundant
on
the
coast
of
California,
remarkable
for
being
viviparous;
--
also
called
surf
fishes
and
viviparous
fishes.
See
Illust.
in
Append.
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