Etheostomoid

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

  Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a
     genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Pertaining to, or like, the genus {Etheostoma}. -- n. 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,
     including the rare {snail darter} ({Percina tanasi}), 3
     inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified
     as a {threatened species}. See {Darter}.
     [1913 Webster]