ˌtrāˌkikˈthīəˌdē, ˌtraˌk- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Trachichthys, type genus (from Greek trachys rough + New Latin -ichthys ) + -idae
: a family of reddish large-headed rough-bodied or spiny chiefly deep-sea fishes (order Berycomorphi) with numerous mucous channels about the head