archerfish
archerfish · archerfishes · archerfish
рыба-брызгун
Schützenfisch
Any member of the species in the family Toxotidae of fish who prey on small animals…Any member of the species in the family Toxotidae (principally genus Toxotes) of fish who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the species in the family Toxotidae (principally genus Toxotes) of fish who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
Schützenfisch
рыба-брызгу́нryba-bryzgún
More definitions
- any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia
Translations
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By meaning 1
fish in the family Toxotidae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fish in the family Toxotidae:
Origin
From archer + fish.From archer + fish.
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Forms
plural: archerfishes / archerfish| Singular | archerfish |
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| Plural | archerfishes / archerfish |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into the water; found in Indonesia and Australia:Toxotes jaculatrix
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular