Etymology

ctenopoma

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Today it means: Any of the genus Ctenopoma of climbing gouramies, native to Africa, including certain members of the genus Microctenopoma, which was part of Ctenopoma in the past. Full definition →

taxonomic name Ctenopoma
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromCtenopoma
  2. English todayctenopoma

Borrowed from taxonomic name Ctenopoma, from cteno- + Ancient Greek πῶμα (pôma, “lid”).

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