argusfish

argusfish
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: after Argus, mythological being; from its eyelike spots
: a small spotted scaly-finned fish (Ephippus argus) from brackish waters of India

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