siganid

[ si-gan-id, -gey-nid ]

noun
  1. any fish of the family Siganidae, comprising the rabbitfishes.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Siganidae.

Origin of siganid

1
<New Latin Siganidae, equivalent to Sigan(us) genus name (<Arabic sījān rabbitfish) + -idae-id2

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