batfish
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
batfish (plural batfishes or batfish)
- Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
- Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
Synonyms edit
- (anglerfish): sea bat, bat fish (relatively rare), ogcocephalid
Hyponyms edit
- (anglerfish): longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger), red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini), rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus)
Translations edit
fish of the family Ogcocephalidae
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fish of the genus Platax
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