Carapidae

plural noun

Ca·​rap·​i·​dae

kəˈrapəˌdē

: a small family of percomorph fishes related to the brotulids and comprising the pearl fishes see carapus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Carapus, type genus + -idae

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