EXOCOETIDAE


Meaning of EXOCOETIDAE in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēd.əˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Exocoetus, type genus (from Latin, fish that sleeps on the shore, from Greek exōkoitos, from exō outside + koitos resting place, bed, from keist to lie) + -idae — more at exo- , cemetery

: a family (order Synentognathi) of marine fishes that are closely related to the half-beaks and include all the true flying fishes

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