noun
Meaning 1
An opah (family Lamprididae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
horsefish
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noun
Meaning 2
A sauger (Sander canadensis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
A sea horse (Hippocampus spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of several species of genus Congiopodus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pigfish, racehorse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A horseshoe crab (order Xiphosura spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsehead, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carangid fish, carangid
Narrower terms: lookdown, lookdown fish, Selene vomer
History
Etymology
From horse + fish.