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pediculate

adjective
pe·​dic·​u·​late | \ pi-ˈdi-kyÉ™-lÉ™t How to pronounce pediculate (audio) \

Definition of pediculate

: of or relating to an order (Lophiiformes synonym Pediculati) of marine bony fishes (such as a batfish or goosefish) with pectoral fins at the end of an armlike process and part of the dorsal fin modified into a lure

Other Words from pediculate

pediculate noun

First Known Use of pediculate

1882, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pediculate

ultimately from Latin pediculus little foot, pedicel

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