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Mugiloid vs Mugilid - What's the difference?

mugiloid | mugilid |

In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between mugiloid and mugilid

is that mugiloid is (zoology) like or pertaining to the genus mugil or family mugilidae — the mullets while mugilid is (zoology) any member of the mugilidae.

As an adjective mugiloid

is (zoology) like or pertaining to the genus mugil or family mugilidae — the mullets.

As a noun mugilid is

(zoology) any member of the mugilidae.

mugiloid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Mugil or family Mugilidae — the mullets.

    • Synonyms

    *mulletlike (Webster 1913)

    mugilid

    English

    Noun

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