Haplodoci

plural noun

Hap·​lod·​o·​ci

haˈplädəˌsī

: an order of spiny-finned fishes comprising the toadfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hapl- + -doci (from Greek dokos beam, bar)

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