-ˌmī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, plural of opisthomus with the shoulder behind from opisth- + Greek ōmos shoulder — more at humerus
: a small order of freshwater carnivorous fishes of Africa and southern Asia that resemble eels and have modified tubular nostrils and highly developed olfactory organs
• opis·tho·mous -_məs adjective