Erpetoichthys

noun
Er·​pe·​to·​ich·​thys | \ ˌərpəˌtōˈikthə̇s\

Definition of Erpetoichthys

: a genus of fishes (order Cladistia) that contains only the African reedfish and is often isolated from the related genus Polypterus in a monotypic family

History and Etymology for Erpetoichthys

New Latin, irregular from herpet- + Greek ichthys fish

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