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Exocoetidae

plural noun
Exo·​coe·​ti·​dae

Definition of Exocoetidae

: a family (order Synentognathi) of marine fishes that are closely related to the half-beaks and include all the true flying fishes

History and Etymology for Exocoetidae

New Latin, from Exocoetus, type genus (from Latin, fish that sleeps on the shore, from Greek exōkoitos, from exō outside + koitos resting place, bed, from keist to lie) + -idae

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