fierasfer
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Provençal fielat-fèr, fierasfèr, from fielat, fieras (“net, moray”) (from Old Provençal filat, from fil (“thread”), from Latin fīlum) + fèr (“fierce, wild”), from Latin ferus.[1]
Noun
[edit]fierasfer (plural fierasfers)
- Any of various fishes of the genus Carapus.
- The fish Echiodon dentatus.
References
[edit]- ^ “fierasfer”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.