MORMYRUS


Meaning of MORMYRUS in English

mȯ(r)ˈmīrəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mormyros, a sea fish

: the type genus of the family Mormyridae comprising oily fleshed edible fishes and including the sacred fishes of ancient Egypt

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