Dermogenys

noun

Der·​mog·​e·​nys

(ˌ)dərˈmäjənə̇s

: a genus of Siamese halfbeaks including one (D. pusillus) sometimes kept in a tropical aquarium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from derm- + Greek genys jaw, cheek

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