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Triglidae

plural noun
Trig·​li·​dae | \ -ləˌdē\

Definition of Triglidae

: a family of scorpaenid fishes comprising the gurnards

History and Etymology for Triglidae

New Latin, from Trigla, type genus (from Late Latin, red mullet, from Greek trigla, triglē) + -idae; akin to Greek strix owl

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