fierasfer
1 of 2noun
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plural -s
: any of the small inquiline fishes of the genus Carapus
fierasferoid noun or adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗fəˌrȯid
Fierasfer
2 of 2 Fi·e·ras·fer
ˌfīəˈrasfə(r) ˌfēə-
taxonomic synonym of carapus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Provençal fielat-fèr, fierasfèr, from fielat, fieras net, moray (from Old Provençal filat, from fil thread, from Latin filum) + fèr fierce, wild, from Latin ferus