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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
2. 2
   bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins wordnet
3. 3
   Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bat fishogcocephalidsea batsea batseabat

Example

More examples

"Longfin batfish, or Platax teira, have recently been seen near Hawaii."

Etymology

From bat + fish.

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