sə̇ˈfyu̇rəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psēphos pebble + New Latin -urus
: a genus of ganoid fishes of the larger rivers of China that includes solely the Chinese paddlefish ( P. gladius ), is closely related to the American genus Polyodon, and is distinguished by a narrow high snout and greatly developed caudal fulcra