Notropis

noun

No·​tro·​pis

ˈnō‧trəpə̇s

: a genus of North American fishes (family Cyprinidae) comprising typical shiners

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from not- + Greek tropis keel of a ship, from trepein to turn

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