English Explanatory Dictionary

knifefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.

Pronunciation

/naɪfɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knifefish.wav

Word forms

knifefish knifefishes

Etymology

From knife + fish.

Related words

jackknife fish

Derived words

African brown knifefish African knifefish banded knifefish black ghost knifefish blue knifefish bluntnose knifefish bright knifefish brown ghost knifefish centipede knifefish clown knifefish collared knifefish Congo marble knifefish Coropina knifefish cylindrical knifefish duckbill knifefish false tiger knifefish featherfin knifefish Notopteridae spp finscale razorfish ghost knifefish glass knifefish green knifefish grey knifefish Henn's knifefish Indo-Pacific knifefish jack-knifefish longtail knifefish Meek's knifefish nakedback knifefish occidental bluntnose knifefish panther knifefish rat-tail knifefish reticulated knifefish royal knifefish sand knifefish silver knifefish spotted knifefish Tamandua knifefish tiger knifefish
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