Pediculati n 1: anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth [syn: {Pediculati}, {order Pediculati}]
Pediculati \Pe*dic`u*la"ti\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Pedicle}.] (Zool.) An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of {Angler} and {Batfish}. [1913 Webster]