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trich•o•not•id
(trik′ə not′id),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
adj.
- belonging or pertaining to the family Trichonotidae.
- Greek tricho- tricho- + -nōtos -backed, derivative of nôton back, spine) + -idae -id2
- Neo-Latin Trichonotidae name of the family, equivalent. to Trichonot(us) a species (