Coryphaenidae

plural noun

Cor·​y·​phae·​ni·​dae

ˌkȯrəˈfēnəˌdē

: a family (coextensive with the genus Coryphaena) of large active pelagic percoid fishes comprising the dolphinfish

coryphaenoid

-ˌnȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Coryphaena, type genus (from Greek koryphaina dolphin, probably from koryphē) + -idae

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