ˌägkōsə̇ˈfaləˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Ogcocephalus, type genus + -idae
: a small family of sluggish spiny bottom-dwelling marine fishes (order Pediculati) with broad flat head and body, slender tapering tail, small mouth and feeble teeth, a short illicium, and jugular pelvic fins resembling limbs by means of which they crawl about — see batfish