pe|dic|u|late

pe|dic|u|late
pe|dic|u|late «pih DIHK yuh layt, -liht», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or belonging to an order of teleost deep-sea fishes characterized by the elongated rays of the dorsal fin, the front one having a bulb on the tip which serves to lure smaller fish.
–n.
a pediculate fish.
╂[< New Latin Pediculati the group name < Latin pedīculus; see etym. under pedicle (Cf. ↑pedicle)]

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