fundulus
noun
fun·du·lus
\-ləs\
Definition of fundulus
1 capitalized : a genus of carnivorous cyprinodont fishes including the common killifishes
2 plural fundulus : any fish of the genus Fundulus
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Origin and Etymology of fundulus
New Latin, from Latin fundus bottom + New Latin -ulus
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