Resembling or relating to a hexagram; having qualities similar to the hexagram shape or the Hexagrammidae fish family.
From 'hexagram' plus the Greek suffix '-oid' (resembling/like). Used in scientific contexts to describe things that resemble hexagrams in appearance or classification.
This is a ichthyology term—when scientists need to describe fish that are related to or similar to the Hexagrammidae family but don't officially belong to it, this is the word they reach for.
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