Gempylid

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any fish of the escolar family, Gempylidae.

    "He also placed Lepidocybium Gill 1862 as the sister group of all the other gempylids and trichiurids."

  2. 2
    snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide wordnet

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"He also placed Lepidocybium Gill 1862 as the sister group of all the other gempylids and trichiurids."

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