|kī(ˌ)lōˌdakˈtiləˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cheilodactylus, type genus (from chil- + Greek daktylos finger) + -idae — more at dactyl
: a family of marine percoid fishes resembling members of the family Serranidae and widely distributed in the southern Pacific — see morwong