Embiotocoid
Embiotocoid , adjective
[New Latin Embiotoca, the name of one genus + -oid.]
(Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocida.
(Zoology) One of a family of fishes (Embiotocida) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in Appendix.