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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
2. 2
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
3. 3
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
4. 4
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
5. 5
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys.

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6. 6
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
7. 7
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
8. 8
   Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:; Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).

Etymology

From dragon + fish.

Related phrases

Antarctic dragonfish*Atlantic dragonfishAustralian dragonfishBrauer's dragonfishDannevig's dragonfishMawson's dragonfishNoronha dragonfishParin's dragonfishPawnee dragonfishSchmidt's dragonfishValdivia dragonfishVitiaz dragonfish

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