fierasfer

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noun

Any of certain fishes of the genus Carapus.

OriginProvençal fielat-fèr ← Old Provençal filat ← Latin fīlum →
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Meanings

nounfierasfer (plural fierasfers)

plural fierasfers

  1. Any of certain fishes of the genus Carapus.
  2. A fish of species Echiodon dentatus.

Origin

  1. Latinferus
  2. Latinfīlum
  3. Old Provençalfilat
  4. Provençalfielat-fèr
  5. Englishfierasfer

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.

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fierasfer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fierasfer

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“fierasfer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fierasfer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fierasfer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fierasfer.

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