fierasfer

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noun

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plural -s

: any of the small inquiline fishes of the genus Carapus

fierasferoid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗fəˌrȯid

noun or adjective

Fierasfer

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Fi·​e·​ras·​fer

ˌfīəˈrasfə(r) ˌfēə-

taxonomic synonym of carapus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Provençal fielat-fèr, fierasfèr, from fielat, fieras net, moray (from Old Provençal filat, from fil thread, from Latin filum) + fèr fierce, wild, from Latin ferus

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