Agonostomus

noun

Ag·​o·​nos·​to·​mus

ˌa-gə-ˈnä-stə-məs

: a genus of tropical freshwater mullets of the East and West Indies and Mexico much used as food

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek agōnos without angle + New Latin -stomus

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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