batfish
A batfish (sense 1)
Meaning
Noun
- Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae (family)
- Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax (genus).
Related
Similar words
- sea bat, bat fish , ogcocephalid
Narrower meaning words
- longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger (species)), red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini (species)), rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus (species))
Origin
- bat + fish
Modern English dictionary
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