English Explanatory Dictionary

brotulid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the Brotulidae.

Word forms

brotulid brotulids

Etymology

From New Latin Brotula + -id, from Spanish brótula (“little bud”), from brotón (“bud, sprout”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”), from brotar (“to bud, sprout”) + -ón (“augmentative suffix”).

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