Definition of Triacanthidae
:a family of marine fish (suborder Balistoidea) that have a protractile upper jaw, live chiefly on sandy bottoms where they feed on mollusks, and comprise the hornfishes
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Triacanthidae
plural noun
Tri·a·can·thi·dae
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ˌtrīəˈkan(t)thəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of triacanthidae
New Latin, from Triacantha, type genus (from tri- + acantha) + -idae
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