Minyadidae

plural noun

Min·​y·​ad·​i·​dae

ˌminēˈadəˌdē

: a family of pelagic sea anemones of southern oceans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Minyad-, Minyas, type genus (from Greek Minyas, legendary founder of the city Orchomenus in northwest Boeotia) + -idae

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