/yoor'euh nos"keuh pid/ , n.
1. any fish of the family Uranoscopidae, comprising the stargazers.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Uranoscopidae.
[ Uranoscopidae name of the family, equiv. to Uranoscop ( us ) a genus (L: kind of fish with upturned eyes ouranoskópos lit., observing the heavens; see URANO-, -SCOPE) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]