Associations to the word «Archerfish»

Wiktionary

ARCHERFISH, noun. Any of the species of fish in the Toxotidae (toxotes) family, who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.

Dictionary definition

ARCHERFISH, noun. Any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia.

Wise words

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