Rhinobatos

noun

Rhi·​nob·​a·​tos

rīˈnäbətəs

: a genus (the type of the family Rhinobatidae) of viviparous elasmobranch fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, a fish, perhaps of the genus Rhinobatos, from rhinē, from rhinē, a shark, file, rasp + batos skate (fish)

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