Knifefish

//naɪfɪʃ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.

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Etymology

From knife + fish.

Related phrases

African brown knifefishAfrican knifefishCongo marble knifefishCoropina knifefishHenn's knifefishIndo-Pacific knifefishMeek's knifefishTamandua knifefishbanded knifefishblack ghost knifefishblue knifefishbluntnose knifefish

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