Toxotes

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any fish of genus Toxotes, the archerfishes.
  2. 2
    A Greek archer armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword. historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Sagittarius, the archer.

Synonyms

All synonyms
archergenus toxotessagittariussagittarius

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”).

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