fistularia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Fistulariidae
    genus Fistularia.

WordNet


Fis`tu*la"ri*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. L. fistula pipe.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity.

Webster 1913