SINCE 1828
mormyrid
adjective
mor·my·rid
| \ (ˌ)mȯ(r)¦mīrə̇d\
Definition of mormyrid
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of or relating to the Mormyridae
mormyrid
noun
\ "\
variants:
or less commonly mormyr \ ˈmȯrmər
\
plural -s
Definition of mormyrid (Entry 2 of 2)
: a fish of the family Mormyridae
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