ˌaˌmīˈyu̇rəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + Greek meiouros tapering (used of a fish's snout), alteration (influenced by meioun to diminish) of myouros, literally, mouse-tailed, from mys mouse + -ouros (from oura tail)
: a genus of freshwater catfishes comprising the No. American bullheads