noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of the subfamily Myripristinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
2. 2
   the larger squirrelfishes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

soldier fishsoldier-fish

Etymology

From soldier + fish.

Related phrases

ray finned

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