English Explanatory Dictionary

tonguefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.

Word forms

tonguefish tonguefishes

Etymology

From tongue + fish.

Synonyms

cynoglossid
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