Torquigener

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin torqueō (“to spin, to twist, to whirl”) +‎ Latin gener (“son-in-law”).

Proper noun

Torquigener m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tetraodontidae – certain pufferfishes.

References

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