English Explanatory Dictionary

rabbitfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
  2. Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

Word forms

rabbitfish rabbitfishes

Etymology

From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.

Derived words

small-eyed rabbitfish
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