handfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.

Word forms

handfish handfishes

Etymology

From hand + fish.

Derived words

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