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Galaxias
noun
Ga·lax·i·as
\gəˈlaksēəs\
Definition of Galaxias
: the type genus of the Galaxiidae
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Origin and Etymology of galaxias
New Latin, from Greek, a kind of fish (also, Milky Way galaxy)
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