gempylid

[ jem-pil-id ]

noun
  1. any of several fishes of the family Gempylidae, comprising the snake mackerels.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the gempylids.

Origin of gempylid

1
<New Latin Gempylidae name of the family, equivalent to Gempyl(us) name of the genus (<Greek gempýlos a kind of fish) + -idae-id2

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