rabbitfish
Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and…Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Meaning
2 sensesAny fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.
More definitions
- large European chimaera
Origin
From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.
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Forms
plural: rabbitfish / rabbitfishes| Singular | rabbitfish |
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| Plural | rabbitfish / rabbitfishes |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- large European chimaera:Chimaera monstrosa
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular