Enchodus

noun

En·​cho·​dus

ˈeŋkədəs

: a genus (the type of the family Enchodontidae) of large-mouthed Cretaceous stomiatoid fishes with spear-shaped teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek enchos spear + New Latin -odus

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