"toxotes" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toxotai [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|τοξότης||bowman, archer}} Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|toxotai}} toxotes (plural toxotai)
  1. Any fish of genus Toxotes, the archerfishes.
    Sense id: en-toxotes-en-noun-JLwYYtcF Categories (other): Ancient Greece, Percoid fish Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 100 0 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 97 3
  2. (historical) A Greek archer armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-toxotes-en-noun-Usgjz-ml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Archery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Archery: 10 90

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