Lamprididae

plural noun

Lam·​prid·​i·​dae

lamˈpridəˌdē

: a family of fishes (order Allotriognathi) comprising a single genus and including solely the opah

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Lamprid-, Lampris, type genus (from Greek lampros bright) + -idae

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