Phyllopteryx

noun

Phyl·​lop·​ter·​yx

fə̇ˈläptə(ˌ)riks

: a genus of syngnathid fishes comprising several Australian sea dragons

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -pteryx

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