Ruvettus

noun

Ru·​vet·​tus

rəˈvetəs

: a genus of marine fishes (family Gempylidae) containing the escolars

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian rovetto escolar, diminutive of rovo briar, bramble, from Latin rubus blackberry bush, bramble

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