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cornetfish

American  
[kawr-net-fish] / kɔrˈnɛtˌfɪʃ /

noun

PLURAL

cornetfish

PLURAL

cornetfishes

  1. any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.

Etymology

Origin of cornetfish

cornet + fish

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It’s not just fish such as the cornetfish, but species of jellyfish and algae that are enjoying their new Mediterranean homes.

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