trichonotid

trichonotid [trik-uh-not-id] Word Origin noun

1. any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.

adjective

2. belonging or pertaining to the family Trichonotidae.

Origin of trichonotid New Latin Trichonotidae name of the family, equivalent to Trichonot(us) a species (Greek tricho- tricho- + -nōtos -backed, derivative of nôton back, spine) + -idae -id2