Exocetus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exocetus \Ex`o*ce"tus\ (? or ?), Exocoetus \Ex`oc[oe]"tus\, n.
     [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore,
     Gr. 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of +
     koi`th bed.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See
     {Flying fish}.


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