Embiotocidae

plural noun

Em·​bi·​o·​toc·​i·​dae

ˌembēəˈtäsəˌdē,

-tōs-

: a family of viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Embiotoca, type genus (from Greek embios having life + -toca, from tokos offspring, from tiktein to bear, beget) + -idae

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