fierasfer

noun \ " \

Definition of fierasfer

plural -s

: any of the small inquiline fishes of the genus Carapus

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fierasferoid

noun or adjective

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Fierasfer

Fi·e·ras·fer \ ˌfīəˈrasfə(r) ˌfēə- \

Definition of Fierasfer

taxonomic synonym of carapus

Origin and Etymology of fierasfer

New Latin, from Provençal fielat-fèr, fierasfèr, from fielat, fieras net, moray (from Old Provençal filat, from fil thread, from Latin filum) + fèr fierce, wild, from Latin ferus