Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Exocetus

Exocetus (? or?) , noun

[New Latin exocetus, Latin exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Greek 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of + koi`th bed.]

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

Also: Exocoetus