Embiotocoid

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1. Adjective

Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocidae.

2. Noun

One of a family of fishes (Embiotocidae) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fishes and viviparous fishes. See Illust. in Append.
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