Definition of Sebastodes
:the chief genus of rockfishes (family Scorpaenidae)
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Sebastodes
noun
Se·bas·to·des
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sə̇ˈbastə(ˌ)dēz
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Origin and Etymology of sebastodes
New Latin, from Sebastes, genus of scorpaenid fish (from Greek sebastos august, worthy of reverence, from sebesthai to revere, feel awe) + -odes; akin to Sanskrit tyajati he leaves, renounces, tyajate he shuns
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