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tonguefish

American  
[tuhng-fish] / ˈtʌŋˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

tonguefish,

plural

tonguefishes

  1. any of several flatfishes of the family Cynoglossidae, having the tail tapered to a point.

Etymology

Origin of tonguefish

First recorded in 1645–55; tongue + fish

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