Bucephalidae

plural noun

Bu·​ce·​phal·​i·​dae

ˌbyüsəˈfaləˌdē

: a family of atypical digenetic trematodes that parasitize the intestines of various fishes and that have the mouth in the middle of the ventral surface, a saccular intestine, a single anterior sucker, and a posterior genital pore

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bucephalus, type genus + -idae

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