pediculate

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “pedicel sense. Distinct etymology, probably prior to taxonomic defs.”)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt

Adjective

pediculate (not comparable)

  1. Provided with a pedicel.
  2. (obsolete, ichthyology) Of or relating to the Pediculati, an order of fish now classified as Lophiiformes.

Noun

pediculate (plural pediculates)

  1. (obsolete) Any member of order Pediculati, now Lophiiformes; an anglerfish

References

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