Ranzania

noun

Ran·​za·​nia

ranˈzānēə,

-nyə

: a genus of marine sunfishes (family Molidae) with slightly elongated bodies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from C. A. Ranzani †1841 Italian naturalist + New Latin -ia

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