Ophidion

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

  Ophidion \O*phid"i*on\, n.; pl. {Ophidia}. [L., fr. Gr. ? little
     snake, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.] (Zool.)
     The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also
     {Ophidium}.] See Illust. under {Ophidioid}.
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