CHAETODIPTERUS


Meaning of CHAETODIPTERUS in English

-ˈdiptərəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from chaet- + Greek dipteros two-winged — more at dipterous

: a genus of spadefishes (family Ephippidae) found in warm seas along both coasts of America and distinguished by protractile premaxillaries and dorsal spines of unequal length

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