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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
2. 2
   tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

snake fishsnake-fishsnakefish

Etymology

From lizard + fish.

Related phrases

Atlantic lizardfishIndian lizardfishMundy's arrowtooth lizardfishWanieso lizardfishblue-striped lizardfishdeepsea lizardfishgreater lizardfishinshore lizardfishlance lizardfishoffshore lizardfishorangemouth lizardfishredmarbled lizardfish

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