BATFISH

batfish

(noun) bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

batfish (plural batfishes or batfish)

Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae

Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Synonyms

• (anglerfish): sea bat, bat fish (relatively rare), ogcocephalid

Hyponyms

• (anglerfish): longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger), red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini), rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus)

Source: Wiktionary

Bat"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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