Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elops \E"lops\, n. [L. elops, helops, a kind of sea fish, Gr.
   ?.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes. See {Saury}.

   2. A mythical serpent. [Obs.] --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

Elops
     n : type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder [syn: {genus Elops}]