Holocentridae

plural noun

Hol·​o·​cen·​tri·​dae

-rəˌdē

: a family of tropical marine fishes closely related to and in old classifications included in the Berycidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Holocentrus, type genus + -idae

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