Polyodontidae

plural noun

Poly·​odon·​ti·​dae

-ntəˌdē

: a family of fishes (order Chondrostei) comprising the genera Polyodon and Psephurus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Polyodont-, Polyodon, type genus + -idae

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