elops Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
    genus Elops.

WordNet

E"lops noun
Etymology
L. elops, helops, a kind of sea fish, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes. See Saury.
  2. A mythical serpent. Obs. Milton.

Webster 1913