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brotula

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[broch-uh-luh] / ˈbrɒtʃ ə lə /

noun

  1. any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae.

Etymology

Origin of brotula

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Brotula genus name, from Latin American Spanish brótula kind of fish, literally, “little bud,” equivalent to brot(ón) “bud” + -ula diminutive suffix; see origin at -ule

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