Definition of Chauliodontidae
:a widely distributed family (order Isospondyli) of large-headed long-bodied deep-sea fishes with large mouths and greatly enlarged fangs
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Chauliodontidae
plural noun
Chau·li·o·don·ti·dae
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kȯˌlīəˈdäntəˌdē
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ˌkȯlēōˈd-
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Origin and Etymology of chauliodontidae
New Latin, from Chauliodont-, Chauliodus, type genus (from Greek chauliodont-, chauliodous with projecting teeth, from chauli-—irregular from chaunos wide open, loose, foolish, from the stem of chaos space, abyss, genitive chaous—+ -odont-, -odous, from odont-, odōn tooth) + -idae
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