Ex`o*ce"tus (? or ?), Ex`oce"tus, n. [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Gr. ,lit., sleeping out; outside of + bed.] Zool

A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish.

 

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Ex`o*ce"tus (? or ?), Ex`oce"tus, n. [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Gr. ,lit., sleeping out; outside of + bed.] Zool

A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish.

 

© Webster 1913.