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Macrorhamphosidae
plural noun
Mac·ro·rham·pho·si·dae
\ˌmakrōˌramˈfōsəˌdē, -ōzə-\
Definition of Macrorhamphosidae
: a family of long-snouted fishes (order Solenichthyes) consisting of the bellows fishes
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Origin and Etymology of macrorhamphosidae
New Latin, from Macrorhamphosus, type genus + -idae
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