FOXFISH

Etymology

Noun

foxfish (plural foxfish)

The fox shark or sea fox.

The common dragonet (Callionymus lyra), of European waters.

An Australian fish, Bodianus frenchii, and related species.

Certain species in the genus Siganus with distinctive black stripes on the face.

Source: Wiktionary


Fox"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The fox shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark. (b) The european dragonet. See Dragonet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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