\Ch[ae]"to*dont\, n. [Gr. ? hair + ?, ?, tooth.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A marine fish of the family {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}. The
ch[ae]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually
bright colors.

\Ch[ae]to*dont\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]todonts or the family
{Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}.