ˈeˌläps, ˈēˌ- noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek ellops, elops, a fish; perhaps akin to Greek lepis scale — more at lepid-
1. plural elops or elopses obsolete : a marine animal sometimes identified as the sturgeon ; also : sea serpent
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin]
: a genus (the type of the family Elopidae) of fishes of the order Isospondyli that are related to the tarpons and contain the ten-pounder ( E. saurus )