razorfish

[ rey-zer-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) ra·zor·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) ra·zor·fish·es.

1. any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula pearly razorfish, of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of razorfish¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; razor + fish