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Ophidiidae

Ophidiidae

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A family of sea fish that look like eels and live in deep and shallow seas worldwide
  • noun
  • /ˌɒfɪˈdiːəˌdeɪ/
  • Specialized
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  • Scientists discovered a new member of the Ophidiidae off the coast of New Zealand.

Examples

  • The Ophidiidae family includes various species of cusk-eels.

  • The Ophidiidae family includes many species that resemble eels in appearance.

  • The Ophidiidae are often found at great ocean depths.

  • Look at that Ophidiidae!

  • The Ophidiidae family includes several species commonly known as cusk-eels, which inhabit both shallow and deep waters.

  • Marine biologists study the Ophidiidae because they can thrive in various oceanic environments.

  • Many members of the Ophidiidae family are characterized by their elongated bodies and eel-like shape.

Synonyms

family Ophidiidae
vsOphidiidae
  • Specialized
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A fish with a long body like an eel that lives in the sea

has identical meaning but uses the taxonomic family phrasing
cusk-eel
vsOphidiidae
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A long, thin sea fish that looks like an eel

refers to the whole family rather than a single fish type

Compounds

family Ophidiidae
  • Specialized
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A fish with a long body like an eel that lives in the sea

Surface Forms

Ophidiidae singular
Ophidiidaes plural

Etymology

Ophidiidae comes from the Greek root ophis meaning 'snake' and the ending -idae, which shows an animal 'family'. These fish are long and eel-like, so the name points to their snake-like shape.