lycodidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. lycod ( es ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Ichthy.: A family of Fishes of the order An acanthin i, division An acanthin i Gadoidei . Marine littoral fishes of small size, resembling Blennies, chiefly tooted on chiefly represented in high latitudes, a few living lỹ cổ dòn, s. [Gr. lykos =a wolf, and odous (gen it. odontos )=a tooth.] Zool . The typical genus of the family Lycodontide (q. v.). Lycodon capensis , a South African snake, is shining greenish-brown above, head with variations, and the scales along the middle of the back le distinctly marked with white specks than those of the side. Length about fourteen inches. It affects damp situations, near localities favorable for concealment. Like most of the Innocua of South Africa, its movements are slow. *ly-co-dont, s. (LYCODON.] Palæont . ( pl ): Teeth like those of a wolf-fish. ly-co-don-ti-dæ, s. pl . [Mod. Lat. lycodon, gen it. lycodont ( is ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ .] Zool .: A family of innocuous colubriform snakes, from India and Africa. Body of moderate length, muzzle flat, pupil vertical. They are ground snakes. Those of India live on skinks, while the African species devours mice and other small nocturnal mammals.