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embiotocid

noun
em·bi·ot·o·cid | \ -ēˈätəsə̇d ; -ēəˈtäsə̇d , -tōs- \
plural -s

Definition of embiotocid 

: a fish of the family Embiotocidae

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New Latin Embiotocidae

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