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Brotulidae

noun

chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae

• Syn: ↑family Brotulidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi, ↑order Percomorphi

• Member Meronyms: ↑brotula

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\\brōˈtüləˌdē, -ō.ˈtyü-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Brotula, type genus (perhaps from American Spanish brótula brotulid fish) + -idae

: a family of chiefly deep-sea ophidioid fishes superficially resembling the cods but more nearly related to the blennies

Useful english dictionary. 2012.