‖O′re‐o‐so″ma (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ὄροσ, -εοσ, mountain + σω̑μα body.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large conical tubercles which cover the under surface.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.