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



RESET




Word of the Day

8 May 2025

INSULATION

(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.

coffee icon