brəˈvōrsh(ē)ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from J. Carson Brevoort died 1887 American naturalist and ichthyologist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of small marine fishes (family Clupeidae) comprising the menhadens
brəˈvōrsh(ē)ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from J. Carson Brevoort died 1887 American naturalist and ichthyologist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of small marine fishes (family Clupeidae) comprising the menhadens
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012