Malacichthyes

plural noun

Mal·​a·​cich·​thy·​es

ˌmaləˈsikthēˌēz

: a small order of fishes including solely the family Icosteidae and being of uncertain systematic relations though possibly a specialized or degenerate offshoot of Percoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from malac- + Greek ichthyes (plural of ichthys fish)

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