Macrorhamphosidae

plural noun

Mac·​ro·​rham·​pho·​si·​dae

ˌmakrōˌramˈfōsəˌdē,

-ōzə-

: a family of long-snouted fishes (order Solenichthyes) consisting of the bellows fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Macrorhamphosus, type genus + -idae

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