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Webster 1913 Edition
Batfish
Bat′fishˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
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
.) Definition 2024
batfish
batfish
English
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
- sea bat, bat fish (relatively rare)
- ogcocephalid
Translations
fish of the family Ogcocephalidae
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fish of the genus Platax
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