Sphyraenoid \Sphy*r[ae]"noid\, a.[L. sphyraena a kind of sea fish (Gr. sfy`raina) + -oid.]

(Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Sphyr[ae]nid[ae], a family of marine fishes including the barracudas.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)