Definition of Hiodon
:a genus (the type of the family Hiodontidae) of North American freshwater fishes comprising the mooneyes
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Hiodon
noun
Hi·o·don
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ˈhīəˌdän
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Origin and Etymology of hiodon
New Latin, irregular from hy- + -odon
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