noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of many marine fish, of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths.
2. 2
   small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes wordnet

Synonyms

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burrowerdigging fishjawfish familyopistognathid fishsand dweller

Antonyms

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surface dweller

Etymology

From jaw + fish.