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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of deep-sea fishes of the family Peristediidæ.

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  • noun in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins

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  • piratestedion.

    armed sea robbers.

    November 27, 2008