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Erpetoichthys

noun
Er·pe·to·ich·thys | \ ˌərpəˌtōˈikthə̇s \

Definition of Erpetoichthys 

: a genus of fishes (order Cladistia) that contains only the African reedfish and is often isolated from the related genus Polypterus in a monotypic family

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History and Etymology for Erpetoichthys

New Latin, irregular from herpet- + Greek ichthys fish

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