rabbitfish

Meaning

Noun

  • Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
  • Any fish in the family Chimaeridae (family), cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

Origin

  • rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.

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