Pomacentroid

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

  Pomacentroid \Po`ma*cen"troid\, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle
     + -oid.] (Zool.)
     Pertaining to the {Pomacentrid[ae]}, a family of
     bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; --
     often called {coral fishes}.
     [1913 Webster]