Cynoglossidae
plural noun
Cyn·o·glos·si·dae
ˌsinōˈglässəˌdē,
ˌsīn-,
-nəˈ-,
-lȯs-
: a family of flatfishes comprising the tonguefishes and having small eyes on the left side of the head and the long dorsal and anal fins fused with the caudal fin
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cynoglossus, type genus (from Greek kynoglōssos, a kind of fish, from kyno- cyn- + -glōssos, from glossa tongue) + -idae