̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlād.ˌī noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from plural of pediculatus pediculate
: an order of highly specialized marine teleost fishes including the anglers and batfishes that have the ventral fins on the throat and the pectoral fins at the end of a process suggesting a wrist or arm and consisting of the elongated and modified hypercoracoid and hypocoracoid and that have the anterior portion of the dorsal fin modified into a movable structure which stands out from the protectively colored body as a lure attracting prey within reach of the very large mouth