uranoscopid

uranoscopid
/yoor'euh nos"keuh pid/, n.
1. any fish of the family Uranoscopidae, comprising the stargazers.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Uranoscopidae.
[ < NL Uranoscopidae name of the family, equiv. to Uranoscop(us) a genus (L: kind of fish with upturned eyes < Gk ouranoskópos lit., observing the heavens; see URANO-, -SCOPE) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID2]

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