Pediculati \Pe*dic`u*la"ti\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pedicle}.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of {Angler} and {Batfish}.
Pediculati n : anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth [syn: {order Pediculati}]