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alligatorfish

American

[al-i-gey-ter-fish] / ˈæl ɪˌgeɪ tərˌfɪʃ /

noun

a slender marine fish, Aspidophoroides monopterygius, of Atlantic seas, having overlapping plates covering the body.
any of several related fishes of the family Agonidae.

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Etymology

Origin of alligatorfish

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; alligator + fish

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