Pomatomidae

plural noun

Po·​ma·​tom·​i·​dae

ˌpōməˈtäməˌdē

: a family of percoid fishes consisting of the genus Pomatomus and containing solely the nearly cosmopolitan bluefish

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek Pomatomus, type genus + -idae

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