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ETHEOSTOMOID
E `
the
*
os
"
to
*moid, a.
Etym:
[
NL.
etheostoma
name
of
a
genus
+ -oid.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining
to,
or
like,
the
genus
Etheostoma. -- n.
Defn:
Any
fish
of
the
genus
Etheostoma
and
related
genera,
allied
to
the
perches; --
also
called
darter.
The
etheostomoids
are
small
and
often
bright-colored fishes
inhabiting
the
fresh
waters
of
North
America.
About
seventy
species
are
known.
See
Darter.
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