Cynoglossidae

plural noun

Cyn·​o·​glos·​si·​dae

ˌsinōˈglässəˌdē,

ˌsīn-,

-nəˈ-,

-lȯs-

: a family of flatfishes comprising the tonguefishes and having small eyes on the left side of the head and the long dorsal and anal fins fused with the caudal fin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cynoglossus, type genus (from Greek kynoglōssos, a kind of fish, from kyno- cyn- + -glōssos, from glossa tongue) + -idae

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