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batfish
bat·fish B0111000 (băt′fĭsh′)n. pl. batfish or bat·fish·es Any of various marine anglerfishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a laterally compressed body with a large disklike head, expanded pectoral fins, and a retractable appendage above the mouth.batfish (ˈbætˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any angler of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a flattened scaleless body and moving on the sea floor by means of fleshy pectoral and pelvic finsbat•fish (ˈbætˌfɪʃ)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 1. any flat-bodied marine fish of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in warm SW Atlantic coastal waters. 2. a stingray, Aetobatis californicus . [1900–05] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  batfish - bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic finsfamily Ogcocephalidae, Ogcocephalidae - batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishesacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
batfish
batfish: see anglerangler
or anglerfish,
common name for a member of the order Lophiiformes, predacious fishes found worldwide; many are deep-sea dwellers. Anglers lure their prey with a long, wormlike appendage that extends forward and dangles over the mouth.
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Words related to batfishnoun bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic finsRelated Words- family Ogcocephalidae
- Ogcocephalidae
- acanthopterygian
- spiny-finned fish
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