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ronquil

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[rong-kil] / ˈrɒŋ kɪl /

noun

  1. any ray-finned fish of the small family Bathymasteridae, inhabiting only the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans, mostly on or near the seafloor.

Etymology

Origin of ronquil

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish ronquillo, diminutive of ronco ronco

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