Malacanthidae malacanthid • malacanthine · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Malacanthidae · · Text Latin · · Script 13 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored. Synonyms: family Malacanthidae. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · M latin capital letter m U+004D a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074