Balistoidea

plural noun

Bal·​is·​toi·​dea

ˌbalə̇ˈstȯidēə

: a suborder of marine plectognath fishes including the filefishes, triggerfishes, and related chiefly tropical forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Balistes + -oidea

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