Narcobatoidea

plural noun

Nar·​co·​ba·​toi·​dea

ˌnärkōbəˈtȯidēə

: a suborder of Hypotremata coextensive with the family Torpedinidae comprising the electric rays

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Narcobatus + -oidea

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