Cyclopteridae
plural noun
Cy·clop·ter·i·dae
ˌsīˌkläpˈterəˌdē
: a family of scorpaenid fishes having the pelvic fins absent or united and modified into a sucking disk compare lumpfish
cyclopteroid adjective or noun
(ˈ)sī¦kläptəˌrȯid
cyclopterous adjective
-tərəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cyclopterus, type genus (from cycl- + -pterus) + -idae