Sphyraenoid

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

  Sphyraenoid \Sphy*rae"noid\, a.[L. sphyraena a kind of sea fish
     (Gr. sfy`raina) + -oid.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the {Sphyraenidae}, a family of marine
     fishes including the barracudas.
     [1913 Webster]