batfish

[ bat-fish ]

/ ˈbætˌfɪʃ /

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

any of the flat-bodied, marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in the southern Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.

a stingray, Aetobatis californicus, found off the coast of California.

Nearby words

batement light, bates, batesian mimicry, bateson, batf, batfish, batfowl, bath, bath and north east somerset, bath bun, bath chair

Origin of batfish

First recorded in 1900–05; bat² + fish

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British Dictionary definitions for batfish

batfish

/ (ˈbætˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any angler of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a flattened scaleless body and moving on the sea floor by means of fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins

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