acanthure

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κᾰνθᾰ (ákantha, “spine”) +‎ οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.kɑ̃.tyʁ/

Noun

acanthure m (plural acanthures)

(zoology) a fish of the genus Acanthurus, from the Acanthuridae family

Further reading

“acanthure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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