lizardfish

[ liz-erd-fish ]

/ ˈlɪz ərdˌfɪʃ /

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

any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.

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Origin of lizardfish

First recorded in 1745–55; lizard + fish

How to use lizardfish in a sentence

When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The government just wanted to catch the big fish [in the Juarez cartel] and they ignored everything in between,” Lozoya said.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
U.S. Spies Say They Tracked ‘Sony Hackers’ For Years|Shane Harris|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And some members of the Lizard Squad are now claiming that they were never trying to poison the network.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He must be The saltest fish that swims the sea.And, oh!He has a secret woe!
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He looked up from his fish and replied, somewhat cuttingly, "By contesting a borough and getting elected."
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Smoking, the angry and fuming king protests, had made our manners as rude as those of the fish-wives of Dieppe.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The Taube has been bothering us again, but wound up its manœuvres very decently by killing some fish for our dinner.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for lizardfish

lizard fish

noun

any small teleost fish of the family Synodontidae, having a slender body and a lizard-like head and living at the bottom of warm seas

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