pediculati Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    order Pediculati.

WordNet

Pe*dic`u*la"ti noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Pedicle.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of Angler and Batfish.

Webster 1913