Narcaciontes

Nar·​ca·​ci·​on·​tes

närˌkāshēˈän‧ˌtēz

taxonomic synonym of narcobatoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plural of Narcacion, genus of electric rays in some classifications, irregular from narc- + Greek akē point + -ōn, present participle ending

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