NETTASTOMIDAE


Meaning of NETTASTOMIDAE in English

ˌned.əˈstäməˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Nettastoma, type genus (from Greek nētta duck + New Latin -stoma ) + -idae

: a family of slender fragile-bodied deep-sea eels (order Apodes) that have an elongated upper jaw and thin black-pigmented skin

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