moonfish
Any of various species of fish of a round appearance in several familiesAny of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of the species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
Meaning
5 sensesAny of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families:
Any member of the species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae, of tropical coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific area;
A platyfish, of either of Xiphophorus maculatus or X. variatus (family Poeciliidae).
Any member of most species of the genera Selene and Paraselene (family Carangidae).
Any member of the genus Lampris of opahs (family Lamprididae);
Any member of the species Mola mola (common mola or ocean sunfish; family Molidae).
- any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
- large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvisFrom moon + fish, from the silvery color, parallel to the synonymous Dutch cognate maanvis.
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Forms
plural: moonfish / moonfishes| Singular | moonfish |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies:Atlantic moonfishhorsefishhorseheadhorse-headdollarfishSelene setapinnis
- large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean:opahLampris regius
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular