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pediculate

(pi dik′yo̵̅o̅ lit, -lāt′)

adjective

of an angler fish, characterized by pectoral fins attached to an armlike base and a reduced dorsal fin whose first flexible ray, attached to the head, often serves as a lure

Origin: < L pediculus (see pedicel) + -ate

noun

any angler fish

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adjective

Of, relating to, or being the marine teleost fishes of the order Pediculati, characterized by pectoral fins extending from an armlike process and a dorsal fin ray that serves as a lure for prey.

noun

A pediculate fish.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Pediculātī, order name

Origin: , from Latin pediculus

Origin: , diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see pedi-

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