latimeria
noun
lat·i·me·ria
ˌlatəˈmirēə
1
capitalized : a genus of living coelacanth fishes that is the type of the family Latimeriidae
2
plural -s : any fish of the genus Latimeria
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Marjorie E. D. Courtenay-Latimer, born 1907 South African museum director + New Latin -ia