Definition of Echelidae
:a family of small tropical eels comprising the worm eels
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Echelidae
plural noun
Echel·i·dae
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ə̇ˈkeləˌdē
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ēˈ-
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Origin and Etymology of echelidae
New Latin, probably from Echelus, type genus (probably modification of Greek enchelys eel) + -idae
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