nematognath

English

Etymology

Formed as nemato- +‎ -gnath after the scientific Latin Nēmatognathī.

Noun

nematognath (plural nematognaths)

1. (zoology, archaic) catfish; one of the Nematognathi, now called Siluriformes.

References

• “nematognath”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.