Epigonichthys

noun

Ep·​i·​go·​nich·​thys

ˌepəgəˈnikthə̇s

: a genus (the type of the family Epigonichthyidae) of lancelets having gonads only on the right side of the body

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epi- + gon- + -ichthys

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