Pycnodontidae

plural noun

Pyc·​no·​don·​ti·​dae

-äntəˌdē

: a large family that is segregated in the order Pycnodonti or now more usually included in Cycloganoidei and that includes Mesozoic and Tertiary ganoid fishes having a deep compressed body typically covered with rhomboidal scales, a homocercal tail, and strong blunt crushing teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pycnodont-, Pycnodus, type genus (from pycn- + -odont-, -odus) + -idae

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