Embiotocoid
Pronunciation : Em`bi*ot"o*coid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [NL. Embiotoca, the name of one genus + - oid.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocid?. -- n.
Defn: One of a family of fishes (Embiotocid?) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fishes and viviparous fishes. See Illust. in Append.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913