Loricariidae

plural noun

Lor·​i·​ca·​ri·​idae

: a family of small South American armored catfishes having the sides and back covered with angular bony plates, the air bladder with a bony capsule, and the mouth small and with thick fringed lips

loricarioid

¦⸗⸗¦ka(a)rēˌȯid

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Loricaria, type genus + -idae

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