ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Diodont-, Diodon, type genus + -idae
: a family of blocky to nearly spherical plectognath fishes that live in warm shallow seas and have the body covered with spines and the teeth fused into a cutting plate in each jaw — see porcupine fish