What does "gempylid" mean?

Any fish of the escolar family, Gempylidae.

Gempylid

Common synonyms include: gempylid fish, gempylid-related, gempylidic, gempylidous, gempyliform fish, snake mackerel.

noun

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Noun

1
Any fish of the escolar family, Gempylidae.
"He also placed Lepidocybium Gill 1862 as the sister group of all the other gempylids and trichiurids."
2
snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide wordnet

"He also placed Lepidocybium Gill 1862 as the sister group of all the other gempylids and trichiurids."