Phrase guide

sargassum fish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of frogfish that lives in sargassum and looks very much like it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sargassokrotti — Histrio histrio
  • Polish: histrion — Histrio histrio
  • Polish: pterofryna — Histrio histrio
  • Polish: antenarius sargassowy — Histrio histrio
  • Portuguese: peixe-doutor — Histrio histrio
  • Russian: сарга́ссовый морско́й кло́ун (sargássovyj morskój klóun) — Histrio histrio