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Glaniostomi

plural noun
Glan·i·os·to·mi | \ ˌglanēästəˌmī \

Definition of Glaniostomi 

in some especially former classifications

: an order of fishes consisting of the sturgeons

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History and Etymology for Glaniostomi

New Latin, from glanio- (from Greek glanis) + -stomi

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