ANOSTOMAS
\ˌanəstˈə͡ʊməz], \ˌanəstˈəʊməz], \ˌa_n_ə_s_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə_z]\
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[Gr.] (Zool.) Gen. of fish, freshwater, with under jaw so projecting that the mouth seems placed vertically Trop America. Fam. Characinidae, ord. Physostomi, sub-class Teleostei.
By Henry Percy Smith
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