triodontoid, a. (n.) Ichth.
(traɪəʊˈdɒntɔɪd)
[f. mod.L. Triodon, -ont- (f. Gr. τρι- tri- + ὀδούς tooth; so called from the divided upper jaw and undivided lower jaw, suggesting three teeth) + -oid.]
Resembling or allied to the genus Triodon of plectognath fishes. b. n. A fish of this genus or family.
| 1891 in Cent. Dict. |