goatfish
goatfish · goatfishes · goatfish
султанка, барабулька
Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chinAny of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
султа́нкаsultánka, барабу́лькаbarabúlʹka
brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
fish of the family Mullidae:
Origin
From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming lFrom goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.
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Forms
plural: goatfishes / goatfish| Singular | goatfish |
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| Plural | goatfishes / goatfish |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels:red mulletsurmulletMullus surmuletus
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbicolor goatfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular