triacanthoid, a. and n. Ichth.
(traɪəˈkænθɔɪd)
[f. mod.L. Triacanthus, generic name (f. Gr. τρι-, tri- + ἄκανθα spine) + -oid.]
a. adj. Belonging to or having the characters of the family Triacanthidæ of plectognath fishes, typified by the genus Triacanthus. b. n. A fish of this family.
| 1891 in Cent. Dict. |