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Haliotid vs Haliotoid - What's the difference?

haliotid | haliotoid |

In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between haliotid and haliotoid

is that haliotid is (zoology) any member of the haliotidae while haliotoid is (zoology) like or pertaining to the genus haliotis .

As a noun haliotid

is (zoology) any member of the haliotidae.

As an adjective haliotoid is

(zoology) like or pertaining to the genus haliotis .

haliotid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Haliotidae.

    • haliotoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Haliotis .
  • ear-shaped.
    • (Webster 1913)