English Explanatory Dictionary

hatchetfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae
Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae

Word forms

hatchetfish hatchetfishes

Etymology

From hatchet + fish.

Synonyms

gasteropelecid sternoptychid marine hatchetfish

Derived words

flying hatchetfish

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