pediculate
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adjective \pi-ˈdi-kyə-lət\Definition of PEDICULATE
: of or relating to an order (Lophiiformes syn. Pediculati) of marine bony fishes (as a batfish or goosefish) with pectoral fins at the end of an armlike process and part of the dorsal fin modified into a lure
— pediculate noun
Origin of PEDICULATE
ultimately from Latin pediculus little foot, pedicel
First Known Use: circa 1890
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