Trichiuridae
plural noun
Trich·i·u·ri·dae
ˌtrikēˈyu̇rəˌdē
: a family of elongate eellike fish usually of warm deep seas having a protruding lower jaw, long teeth, and a small or absent caudal fin and including the cutlass fishes and the scabbard fishes
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Trichiurus type genus (from trich- + -i- + -urus) + -idae