Pediculati

2 definitions found

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

  Pediculati \Pe*dic`u*la"ti\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Pedicle}.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of
     {Angler} and {Batfish}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pediculati
       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 [syn: {order Pediculati}]