Anisotremus

noun

An·​iso·​tre·​mus

(¦)aˌnīsəˈtrēməs

: a genus of tropical American grunts (family Pomadasidae) including a number of food and game species (as the porkfish, the pompon, and the sargo)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from anis- entry 1 + -tremus (from Greek trēma perforation, aperture)

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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