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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
 
 See Also: Acanthopterygii, animal order, Antennariidae, Batrachoididae, family Antennariidae, family Batrachoididae, family Lophiidae, family Ogcocephalidae, Lophiidae, Ogcocephalidae, superorder Acanthopterygii

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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