en·cho·don·tid I. \|eŋkə|däntə̇d\adjective oren·cho·don·toid\-n.ˌtȯid\ Etymology:enchodontid from New Latin Enchodontidae, from Enchodont-, Enchodus, type genus + -idae; enchodontoid from New Latin Enchodont-, Enchodus + English -oid : of or relating to the genus Enchodus or the Enchodontidae II. noun orenchodontoid\“\ (-s) : an enchodontid fish