Meaning of PEDICULATI
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| Definition: | | [n] anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth |
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| Synonyms: | | order Pediculati |
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| See Also: | | Acanthopterygii, animal order, Antennariidae, Batrachoididae, family Antennariidae, family Batrachoididae, family Lophiidae, family Ogcocephalidae, Lophiidae, Ogcocephalidae, superorder Acanthopterygii | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Pe*dic`u*la"ti\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pedicle}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of
{Angler} and {Batfish}.
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