Hippoglossus

noun

Hip·​po·​glos·​sus

ˌhipəˈgläsəs,

-lȯs-

: a genus of flatfishes containing the typical halibuts and sometimes being made to be the type of a separate family but usually included in the Pleuronectidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hipp- + -glossus (from Greek glōssa tongue)

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