Epinephelus

noun

Ep·​i·​neph·​e·​lus

ˌepəˈnefələs

: a large genus of fishes of warm seas including a number of typical groupers see serranidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek epinephelos clouded, overcast, from epi- + nephelē cloud

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