Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Exocetus \Ex`o*ce"tus\ (? or ?), Exocoetus \Ex`oc[oe]"tus\, n.
   [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore,
   Gr. 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of +
   koi`th bed.] (Zo["o]l)
   A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See
   {Flying fish}.