siganid

siganid [si-gan-id, -gey-nid] Word Origin noun

1. any fish of the family Siganidae, comprising the rabbitfishes.

adjective

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Siganidae.

Origin of siganid New Latin Siganidae, equivalent to Sigan(us) genus name (Arabic sījān rabbitfish) + -idae -id2