Associations to the word «Batfish»

Wiktionary

BATFISH, noun. Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
BATFISH, noun. Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

Dictionary definition

BATFISH, noun. Bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins.

Wise words

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