Kyphosid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the perciform fish of the family Kyphosidae (the sea chubs).

    "The kyphosids are today one of the most primitive percosid families."

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"The kyphosids are today one of the most primitive percosid families."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + + -id.

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