n. [ Gr. &unr_; thick, crowded + &unr_;, &unr_;, a tooth. ] (Paleon.) Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An extinct order of ganoid fishes. They had a compressed body, covered with dermal ribs (pleurolepida) and with enameled rhomboidal scales. [ 1913 Webster ]