Pomatomus

noun

Po·​mat·​o·​mus

pəˈmatəməs

: a genus of fishes coextensive with the family Pomatomidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek pōmat-, pōma lid + -tomos cutting, from temnein to cut; from the cut appearance of the opercle

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