malacichthyes

malacichthyes
\\ˌmaləˈsikthēˌēz\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from malac- + Greek ichthyes (plural of ichthys fish) — more at ichthus
: a small order of fishes including solely the family Icosteidae and being of uncertain systematic relations though possibly a specialized or degenerate offshoot of Percoidea

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  • malacichthyes — mal·a·cich·thy·es …   English syllables

  • icosteidae — ˌīˌkäˈstēəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Icosteus, type genus + idae : a family of deepwater fishes (order Malacichthyes) comprising the ragfishes and having a soft skeleton and skin loose and naked or with small… …   Useful english dictionary

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