archerfish in British English
(ˈɑːtʃəˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural -fish or -fishes
any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
archerfish in American English
(ˈɑrtʃərˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈarcherˌfish or ˈarcherˌfishes
any of a family (Toxotidae) of freshwater percoid fish of Australasia
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Word lists witharcherfish
Types of fish- toteable
- to teach sb a lesson
- to teach sb sth, teach sth to sb
- to teach sb to do sth/how to do sth
- to teach someone a lesson
- to team up with sb
- to tear a strip off
- to-tear-a-strip-off
- to tear o.s. away (from sth)
- to tear sb to pieces
- to tear someone to pieces pull sth to pieces/pick sth to pieces
- to-tear-someone-to-shreds
- to tear someone to shreds rip sb to shreds
- to tear sth to pieces or to bits or to shreds
- tote bag
- tote-bag
- tote board
- to tell lies
- to tell sb about or of sth
- to tell sb off
- to tell sb's fortune
- to tell sb sth
- to tell sb sth in the strictest confidence
- to tell sb sth straight (out)
- to tell sb that ...