Holocentrus

noun

Hol·​o·​cen·​trus

-rəs

: the type genus of the family Holocentridae containing certain typical squirrelfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hol- + -centrus (from Greek kentros sharp point, from kentein to prick, goad)

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