"beryciform" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|βῆρυξ|-iform|lang1=grc|t1=fish}} Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} beryciform (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Belonging to the Beryciformes, an order of ray-finned fishes Tags: not-comparable Translations (belonging to Beryciformes): limapääkalamainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-beryciform-en-adj-51IrLEJL Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun [English]

Forms: beryciforms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|βῆρυξ|-iform|lang1=grc|t1=fish}} Ancient Greek βῆρυξ (bêrux, “fish”) + -iform Head templates: {{en-noun}} beryciform (plural beryciforms)
  1. Any fish of the order Beryciformes.
    Sense id: en-beryciform-en-noun-XgkvGCRT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -iform, Fish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fish: 29 71

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