Katsuwonidae

plural noun

Kat·​su·​won·​i·​dae

ˌkatsəˈwänəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of scombroid fishes comprising the oceanic bonitos and closely related forms and including a type genus (Katsuwonus) that is commonly placed in the family Scombridae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Katsuwonus, type genus (from Japanese katsuo victorfish) + -idae

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