| 释义 |
mor·myr·i·dae
\mȯ(r)ˈmirəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mormyrus, type genus + -idae
: a family of African freshwater fishes (order Isospondyli) that have the gill openings reduced to small slits, small eyes usually covered with skin, and the mouth small and often situated at the end of a tubular projection — see mormyrus |