embiotocoid

a. [ NL. Embiotoca, the name of one genus + -oid. ] (Zoöl.) Belonging to, or resembling, the Embiotocidæ. -- n. One of a family of fishes (Embiotocidæ) abundant on the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also called surf fish and viviparous fish. See Illust. in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]