‖En″cho‐dus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a spear + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; — so named from their spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike (Esox).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.