ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kəˈrīəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Loricaria, type genus + -idae
: a family of small So. American armored catfishes having the sides and back covered with angular bony plates, the air bladder with a bony capsule, and the mouth small and with thick fringed lips
• lor·i·car·i·oid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ka(a)rēˌȯid adjective or noun