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Callichthyidae

plural noun
Cal·​lich·​thy·​idae | \ ˌkaˌlikˈthīəˌdē\

Definition of Callichthyidae

: a family of South American armored catfishes (type genus Callichthys) including several species sometimes kept in the tropical aquarium

History and Etymology for Callichthyidae

New Latin, from Callichthys, type genus (from Greek kallichthys, a sea fish, from kalli- calli + ichthys fish) + -idae

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