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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of the subfamily Holocentrinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.
2. 2
   very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark wordnet
3. 3
   A sand perch (Diplectrum)
4. 4
   similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lagodon rhomboidespinfishpinfishsailor's-choice

Example

More examples

"Tom bought some squirrelfish for his aquarium."

Etymology

From squirrel + fish.

Related phrases

ray finned

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