brotula
[ broch-uh-luh ]
/ ˈbrɒtʃ ə lə /
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noun
any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae.
Nearby words
- brother-in-law,
- brotherhood,
- brotherliness,
- brotherly,
- brothers karamazov, the,
- brotus,
- brough,
- brougham,
- brought,
- brought-on
Origin of brotula
< New Latin Brotula genus name < American Spanish brótula kind of fish, literally, little bud, equivalent to brot(ón) bud + -ula -ule
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Examples from the Web for brotula
Their relatives live in the ocean, Brotula barbata in Cuban waters; some of the others are blind and inhabitants of deep water.