assfish
Any of several types of fishAny of several types of fish: Bony-eared assfish, Acanthonus armatus
Meaning
4 sensesAny of several types of fish:
(countable, uncountable)Bony-eared assfish, Acanthonus armatus
(countable, uncountable)Cavernous assfish, Porogadus gracilis
Any of various species in the genus Bassozetus:
(countable, uncountable)Robust assfish, Bassozetus robustus
(countable, uncountable)Abyssal assfish, Bassozetus compressus or Bassozetus elongatus
Origin
From ass + fish, probably from a mistranslation of onus in the genus name Acanthonus, whicFrom ass + fish, probably from a mistranslation of onus in the genus name Acanthonus, which is from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”, literally “prickly flower”) + ὄνος (ónos, “hake”): the latter word can mean either an ass (donkey) or less commonly a type of fish.
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Forms
plural: assfish / assfishesLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable