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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Origin and Etymology of erpetoichthys
New Latin, irregular from herpet- + Greek ichthys fish — more at ichthus
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