Hatchetfish

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae
  2. 2
    Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae

Synonyms

All synonyms
gasteropelecidgasteropelecidmarine hatchetfishsternoptychidsternoptychid

Etymology

From hatchet + fish.

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flying hatchetfishdeep sea

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