• (n. pl.) A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.
So`le·nos'to·mi noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ............... a channel + ............ a mouth.] (Zoology) A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.