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Epigonichthys

noun
Ep·i·go·nich·thys | \ˌepəgəˈnikthə̇s\

Definition of Epigonichthys 

: a genus (the type of the family Epigonichthyidae) of lancelets having gonads only on the right side of the body

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History and Etymology for Epigonichthys

New Latin, from epi- + gon- + -ichthys

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