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Monacanthidae

plural noun
Mon·​a·​can·​thi·​dae

Definition of Monacanthidae

: a family of bony fishes (order Plectognathi) including the filefishes

History and Etymology for Monacanthidae

New Latin, from Monacanthus, type genus (from mon- + -acanthus) + -idae

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