ˌkȯrəˈfēnəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Coryphaena, type genus (from Greek koryphaina dolphin, probably from koryphē ) + -idae
: a family (coextensive with the genus Coryphaena ) of large active pelagic percoid fishes comprising the dolphins (sense 2)
• cor·y·phae·noid -ˌnȯid adjective