Etheostoma

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Translingual

Etheostoma bellum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθέω (ēthéō, to sift) +‎ Ancient Greek στόμᾰ n (stóma, mouth), literally sift-mouth.

Proper noun

Etheostoma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – many of the darters, freshwater perciform fish of North America.

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