Chaetodont

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaetodont \Ch[ae]"to*dont\, n. [Gr. chai`th hair + ?, ?,
     tooth.] (Zool.)
     A marine fish of the family {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}. The
     ch[ae]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually
     bright colors.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaetodont \Ch[ae]to*dont\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]todonts or the family
     {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}.
     [1913 Webster]