Thymallidae

plural noun

Thy·​mal·​li·​dae

thīˈmaləˌdē

: a family of salmonoid fishes constituted by the graylings

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thymallus, type genus (from Greek thymallos, a salmonoid fish, probably from thymon thyme; from the odor) + -idae

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