li·par·i·dae I. \lə̇ˈparəˌdē\ Etymology: New Latin, from Liparis genus of moths (from Greek liparos fatty, shiny, bright) + -idae — more at lipar- synonym of lymantriidae II. Etymology: New Latin, from Liparis, genus of scorpaenoid fishes (from Greek liparos) + -idae synonym of liparididae