Hydrocyon

noun

Hy·​droc·​y·​on

hīˈdräsēˌän

: a genus of large African carnivorous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae compare tiger fish

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hydr- + Greek kyōn dog

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