Batfish
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
- 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 Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
Example
More examples"Longfin batfish, or Platax teira, have recently been seen near Hawaii."
Etymology
From bat + fish.