Coryphaenidae
plural noun
Cor·y·phae·ni·dae
ˌkȯrəˈfēnəˌdē
: a family (coextensive with the genus Coryphaena) of large active pelagic percoid fishes comprising the dolphinfish
coryphaenoid adjective
-ˌnȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Coryphaena, type genus (from Greek koryphaina dolphin, probably from koryphē) + -idae