/peuh dik"yeuh lit, -layt'/ , adj.
1. of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
n.
2. a pediculate fish.
[ 1855-60; Pediculati. See PEDICLE, -ATE 1 ]