Idiacanthus

noun

Idi·​acan·​thus

ˌidēəˈkan(t)thəs

: a genus (the type of the family Idiacanthidae) of black deep-sea stomiatoid fishes that include a number of typical dragonfish

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek idios + New Latin -acanthus

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