- batfish
- noun Date: 1873 any of several fishes with winglike processes; especially any of a family (Ogcocephalidae of the order Lophiiformes) of flattened pediculate bony fishes
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Batfish — is a name given to several fishes:* Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. * The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ( Cephalacanthus spinarel ). * The California batfish or sting ray ( Myliobatis californicus ). * Members of the family Ephippidae … Wikipedia
Batfish — Bat fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batfish — [bat′fish΄] n. pl. batfish or batfishes (see FISH) [ BAT2 + FISH] any of various strangely shaped marine fishes; esp., a) any of a family (Ogcocephalidae) of angler fishes b) a batlike ray (Myliobatis californica) of the E Pacific c) … English World dictionary
batfish — /ˈbætfɪʃ/ (say batfish) noun (plural batfish or batfishes) 1. any of various crescent shaped marine and estuarine fishes of the families Platacidae and Monodactylidae. 2. any of the flat bodied marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as… …
batfish — /bat fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) batfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) batfishes. 1. any of the flat bodied, marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in the southern Atlantic… … Universalium
batfish — dėmėtoji drepana statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Drepane punctata angl. batfish; concertina fish; spotted sicklefish rus. пятнистая дрепана ryšiai: platesnis terminas – drepanos … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
batfish — melsvoji šikšnosparnė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Platax orbicularis angl. batfish rus. голубой платакс ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šikšnosparnės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
batfish — noun Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae … Wiktionary
batfish — noun (plural same or batfishes) 1》 a sea fish with a flattened body that is round or almost triangular when viewed from above. [Family Ogcocephalidae: many species.] 2》 a deep bodied, laterally compressed sea fish of the Indo Pacific region,… … English new terms dictionary
batfish — bat•fish [[t]ˈbætˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. 1) ich any flat bodied marine fish of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in warm SW Atlantic coastal waters 2) a stingray … From formal English to slang
