I. |mänə|kan(t)thə̇d adjective
also mon·a·can·thine -thə̇n, -nˌthīn
Etymology: monacanthid from New Latin Monacanthidae; monacanthine from New Latin Monacanthus, genus of fishes + English -ine
: of or relating to the Monacanthidae
II. noun
also monacanthine “
( -s )
: a monacanthid fish