| 释义 |
os·phro·men·i·dae
\ˌäsfrəˈmenəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Osphromenus, type genus (from Greek osphromenos, aor. participle of osphrainesthai to smell, catch the scent of) + -idae; from a resemblance of certain organs to another supposed by the namer to be an organ of smell; akin to Greek ozein to smell
in some classifications : a family of freshwater fishes of southeastern Asia and Africa including the gouramis and a number of favored aquarium fishes and usually included in the same family (Anabantidae) as the genus Anabas |