Cyprinodontidae
plural noun
Cy·prin·o·don·ti·dae
-ˈdäntəˌdē
: a large family (order Microcyprini) of small scaly-headed soft-finned fishes that feed on water plants and insects and include the typical killifishes of the northern hemisphere
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cyprinodont- Cyprinodon, type genus + -idae