ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrin(t)thəˌsī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Late Latin labyrinthicus of a labyrinth, labyrinthine
in former classifications : an order of freshwater and brackish water fishes chiefly of southeastern Asia that are now usually included among the Percomorphi and that are adapted to meet unfavorable conditions by a labyrinthine outpocketing of the gill chamber permitting them to take oxygen from the air as well as from water — compare anabas , labyrinth fish