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单词 pimelodid
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Definition of pimelodid in English:

pimelodid

adjective pɪməˈləʊdɪd
Ichthyology
  • Of or relating to the family Pimelodidae, which comprises scaleless freshwater catfishes having long, slender, sensitive barbels and an adipose fin, found in South and Central America and the larger Caribbean islands.

noun pɪməˈləʊdɪd
Ichthyology
  • A catfish of the family Pimelodidae.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary. From scientific Latin Pimelodus, genus name (B. G. E. de la V. de Lacépède Hist. nat. poiss. V. 93; from ancient Greek πιμελώδης like fat, fatty from πιμελή fat + -ώδης) + -id.

Definition of pimelodid in US English:

pimelodid

adjectivepɪməˈləʊdɪd
Ichthyology
  • Of or relating to the family Pimelodidae, which comprises scaleless freshwater catfishes having long, slender, sensitive barbels and an adipose fin, found in South and Central America and the larger Caribbean islands.

nounpɪməˈləʊdɪd
Ichthyology
  • A catfish of the family Pimelodidae.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary. From scientific Latin Pimelodus, genus name (B. G. E. de la V. de Lacépède Hist. nat. poiss V. 93; from ancient Greek πιμελώδης like fat, fatty from πιμελή fat + -ώδης) + -id.

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