Definition of Lophiidae
:a family of large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers and often made coextensive with a suborder Lophioidea of the order Pediculati
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Lophiidae
plural noun
Lo·phi·idae
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ləˈfīəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of lophiidae
New Latin, from Lophius, type genus + -idae
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