Cynoglossidae

plural noun
Cyn·​o·​glos·​si·​dae | \ ˌsinōˈglässəˌdē, ˌsīn-, -nəˈ-, -lȯs-\

Definition of Cynoglossidae

: a family of flatfishes comprising the tonguefishes and having small eyes on the left side of the head and the long dorsal and anal fins fused with the caudal fin

History and Etymology for Cynoglossidae

New Latin, from Cynoglossus, type genus (from Greek kynoglōssos, a kind of fish, from kyno- cyn- + -glōssos, from glossa tongue) + -idae

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