haˈplōˌmī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hapl- + -omi (from Greek ōmos shoulder)
: a small order of teleost fishes having cycloid scales, abdominal pelvic fins, a persistent air duct, and typically no mesocoracoid arch that is now usually restricted to the pikes, the Alaska blackfish, and a few related forms but formerly included also the Microcyprini and some other fishes
• hap·lo·mous -_məs adjective