/em'bee ot"euh sid -euh tos"id, -toh"sid/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the family Embiotocidae, comprising the surfperches.
n.
2. an embiotocid fish.
[ Embiotocidae, equiv. to Embiotoc ( a ) name of genus ( émbio ( s ) having life + -toke, fem. of -tokos bearing offspring) + -idae -ID 2 ]