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headfish

[hed-fish]

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

sharptail mola.

Origin of headfish

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; head + fish

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for headfish

In the headfish it has shrunk into "a short and conical appendage to the brain."
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
These, like the headfish (Mola mola) are protected by a leathery skin.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan