n.
Pronunciation: pi- ' di-ky ə -l ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Latin pediculus little foot, pedicel
Date: circa 1890
: of or relating to an order (Lophiiformes syn. Pediculati) of marine bony fishes (as a batfish or goosefish) with pectoral fins at the end of an armlike process and part of the dorsal fin modified into a lure
– pediculate noun