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rabbitfish

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

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noun

Meaning 3

large European chimaera

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Chimaera monstrosa

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Broader terms: chimaera

History

Etymology

From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.