Oreosoma

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

  Oreosoma \O`re*o*so"ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ros, -eos,
     mountain + sw^ma body.] (Zool.)
     A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large
     conical tubercles which cover the under surface.
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