-ˈmiksēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, mixture of many components, from poly- + mixis act of mixing (from mignynai to mix) + -ia -y
: a genus of small deep-sea berycoid fishes coextensive with the family Polymixiidae and resembling the squirrelfishes but having smooth scales and a pair of barbels on the chin
• poly·mix·i·id | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷sēə̇d noun or adjective