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Lepisosteus

noun
Lep·​i·​sos·​te·​us | \ -ˈsästēəs\

Definition of Lepisosteus

: a genus of ganoid fishes containing the American freshwater gars

History and Etymology for Lepisosteus

New Latin, from Greek lepis scale + -osteus

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