'Pediculati' definitions:

Definition of 'Pediculati'

From: WordNet
noun
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: Pediculati, order Pediculati]

Definition of 'Pediculati'

From: 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]

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