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noun
Either of the two species of fish of the genus Macroramphosus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bellows fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan
History
From snipe + fish.
Across languages
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