Crossword puzzle clue "cousin of an ophidiid"

a snakelike fish

(South African) a hyena-like African mammal, aka earthwolf

(Latin) a counting frame using beads

a sea snail of rocky coasts, aka ormer

(French) the wormwood plant or other species of Artemisia; a liqueur made from this, also ABSINTH

a genus of thorny leguminous trees and shrubs, found esp. in arid regions of Australia and tropical Africa