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pediculate

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pe⋅dic⋅u⋅late

  [puh-dik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective
1. of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
–noun
2. a pediculate fish.
Origin:
1855–60; < NL Pediculati. See pedicle, -ate 1
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pe·dic·u·late   (pə-dĭk'yə-lĭt, -lāt')   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being the marine teleost fishes of the order Pediculati, characterized by pectoral fins extending from an armlike process and a dorsal fin ray that serves as a lure for prey.
n.  A pediculate fish.

[From New Latin Pediculātī, order name, from Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see pedi-.]
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pediculate pe·dic·u·late (pə-dĭk'yə-lĭt, -lāt')
adj.
Having a pedicle or peduncle; not sessile; pedunculate.

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