Nemichthys

noun

Nem·​ich·​thys

nə̇ˈmikthə̇s

: a genus (the type of the family Nemichthyidae) of fragile slender-bodied deep-sea eels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from nem- + -ichthys

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