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lizardfish

[ liz-erd-fish ]
/ ˈlɪz ərdˌfɪʃ /

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

Words nearby lizardfish

lixivium, Li Yüan, Liz, liza, lizard, lizardfish, Lizard Head, lizard orchid, lizard's-tail, Lizbeth, lizzie
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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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