Squaloid

Squaloid
Squaloid Squa"loid (skw[=a]"loid), a. [NL. Squalus a genus of sharks (fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to a shark or sharks. [1913 Webster]

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