ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_məˈrīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latimeria, type genus + -idae
: a family of living deep-sea coelacanth fishes currently known only from the southern African genus Latimeria and the Malagasy genus Malania and having their nearest relatives among fishes that became extinct in the Mesozoic