Stizostedion

noun

Stizo·​ste·​di·​on

-ˈstēdēən

: a genus of pike perches including the sauger and the walleye

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from stiz- (from Greek stizein to tattoo) + -o- + -stedion (perhaps irregular from Greek stēthion small breast, diminutive of stēthos breast)

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