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Notropis

noun
No·​tro·​pis | \ ˈnō‧trəpə̇s\

Definition of Notropis

: a genus of North American fishes (family Cyprinidae) comprising typical shiners

History and Etymology for Notropis

New Latin, irregular from not- + Greek tropis keel of a ship, from trepein to turn

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