Triglidae

plural noun

Trig·​li·​dae

-ləˌdē

: a family of scorpaenid fishes comprising the gurnards

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Trigla, type genus (from Late Latin, red mullet, from Greek trigla, triglē) + -idae; akin to Greek strix owl

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