brotula
[ broch-uh-luh ]
/ ˈbrɒtʃ ə lə /
noun
any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae.
Origin of brotula
< New Latin
Brotula genus name < American Spanish
brótula kind of fish, literally, little bud, equivalent to
brot(ón) bud +
-ula
-ule
Words nearby brotula
Example sentences from the Web for brotula
Their relatives live in the ocean, Brotula barbata in Cuban waters; some of the others are blind and inhabitants of deep water.