Definition of Dermogenys
:a genus of Siamese halfbeaks including one (D. pusillus) sometimes kept in a tropical aquarium
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Dermogenys
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Der·mog·e·nys
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(ˌ)dərˈmäjənə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of dermogenys
New Latin, from derm- + Greek genys jaw, cheek
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