Embiotocoid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of
     one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Belonging to, or resembling, the {Embiotocid[ae]}. -- n. One
     of a family of fishes ({Embiotocid[ae]}) abundant on the
     coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
     called {surf fish} and {viviparous fish}. See Illust. in


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