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dollarfish

[ dol-er-fish ]
/ ˈdɒl ərˌfɪʃ /

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

butterfish.
moonfish.

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Origin of dollarfish

First recorded in 1840–50; so called because of its roundish shape and silvery color

Words nearby dollarfish

dollar-a-year, dollarbird, dollar day, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, dollar diplomacy, dollarfish, dollar gap, dollarization, dollars-and-cents, dollar sign, dollarspot
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British Dictionary definitions for dollarfish

dollarfish
/ (ˈdɒləˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of various fishes that have a rounded compressed silvery body, esp the moonfishes or the American butterfish
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