ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpe(ˌ)nēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from squam- + -i- + -pennes (from Latin penna feather) — more at pen
in some classifications : a suborder of Percomorphi comprising chiefly tropical marine fishes with a narrow deep body and usually scaly bases on the dorsal and anal fins and including Chaetodontidae, Ephippidae, and various other families