💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malacoid"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malacopterygious | (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the Malacopterygii, an obsolete order of fish. |
| malacostracousnoun | (zoology) Belonging to the Malacostraca. |
| planorboid | (malacology) Flat and orb-like. |
| malacophagous | That feeds on molluscs |
| elasmoidnoun | (biology, of a fish scale) That lacks dentine |
| molluscoidal | molluscoid |
| limaciform | slug-shaped |
| selachoid | (zoology) Resembling the Selachii (sharks). |
| eumalacostracannoun | Any crustacean of the subclass Eumalacostraca. |
| caligiform | (biology) Having the form of a sea louse (of the family Caligidae) |
| falcoid | (malacology) In reference to ribs on shells, in the shape of a wave but initially straight, spoon shaped. |
| byssalnoun | (malacology) Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves |
| anacanthous | (botany, zoology) Without thorns or spines. |
| acanthophorous | (botany) Spine-bearing . |
| placoidal | Alternative form of placoid. [Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often bearing spines; pertaining to the placoid fish] |
| cheliferous | Having chelae (cheliform claws) |
| placodermian | (zoology) Of, or relating to, prehistoric armoured fishes in the paraphyletic class Placodermi. |
| allopelagic | (biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths |
| lamellibranchiate | (zoology) Having lamellar gills; relating to the lamellibranchs |
| aquicolous | (biology) Living in water. |
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