Stromateid (Noun)
Meaning
Small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The butterflyfish swam alongside a small stromateid that had been swept away from its usual coral reef habitat.
- Researchers identified the unusual-looking stromateid as a species previously unknown to science.
- Schools of small stromateids darted in and out of the sunken ship's cargo hold.
- In the waters near Japan, the large jellyfish drifted by, accompanied by a group of small stromateids that seemed to be avoiding its stinging tentacles.
- At the market, local fishermen displayed an assortment of edible stromateids and other fresh catches for sale.