ˌä(ˌ)plegˈnathəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Oplegnathus, type genus (from Greek hoplē hoof + New Latin -gnathus ) + -idae
: a small family of short deep-bodied marine percoid fishes with small mouths and the teeth fused into a plate or beak — see parrot fish