ˈōˌdaks noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, adverb, by biting, irregular (influence of odous tooth), from the stem of daknein to bite — more at tooth , tongs
: a genus of marine fishes of Australian and New Zealand seas that resemble sparid fishes but have a jaw with the front margin modified into a sharp cutting edge that replaces teeth — see odacidae