Ophicephalidae
plural noun
Ophi·ce·phal·i·dae
\ˌäfəsə̇ˈfaləˌdē, ˌōf-\
Definition of Ophicephalidae
: a family of elongated cylindrical carnivorous labyrinth fishes comprising the snakehead mullets of eastern Asia and Africa and usually made coextensive with a suborder of Percomorphi
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Origin and Etymology of ophicephalidae
New Latin, from Ophicephalus, type genus (from ophi- + -cephalus) + -idae — more at -cephalic
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