Notropis
noun
No·tro·pis
\ˈnō‧trəpə̇s\
Definition of Notropis
: a genus of North American fishes (family Cyprinidae) comprising typical shiners
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Origin and Etymology of notropis
New Latin, irregular from 1not- + Greek tropis keel of a ship, from trepein to turn — more at trope
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