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/ˈbʌtəfɪʃ/ · noun
Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially.
Use butterfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Butterfish means Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially.
Common synonyms include stromateid, rock gunnel, stromateid fish, pholis gunnellus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use butterfish where its definition matches the intended context.
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