main, maine

& s. [O. Fr. maine, magne, II. Zool .: Protected by plates, or anything simi from Lat. magnus =great.] lar. (See the compound.) mailed-cheeks, s . pl . Ichthy.: A popular name for the acanth opter ous family Sclerogenide, of which scientific term it is an almost literal translation. The name refers to the enlargement in fishes of this family of certain bones of the head and gill covers to form a bony armor for the cheeks.