ronquil
[ rong-kil ]
noun
any ray-finned fish of the small family Bathymasteridae, inhabiting only the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans, mostly on or near the seafloor.
Origin of ronquil
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish ronquillo, diminutive of ronco ronco
Words Nearby ronquil
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