Scleropages

noun

Scle·​rop·​a·​ges

sklə̇ˈräpəˌjēz

: a genus of large fishes (family Osteoglossidae) of Australia and Asia including the saratoga and arowana

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek sklēropagēs firmly put together, from sklēr- scler- + -pagēs (from pagos fixed, fastened, from pēgnynai to fix, fasten together)

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