pediculate: Meaning and Definition of

pe•dic•u•late

Pronunciation: (pu-dik'yu-lit, -lāt"), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
—n.
  1. a pediculate fish.
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