SINCE 1828
Mormyrus
noun
Mor·my·rus
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mȯ(r)ˈmīrəs \
Definition of Mormyrus
: the type genus of the family Mormyridae comprising oily fleshed edible fishes and including the sacred fishes of ancient Egypt
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