ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hatchetfish

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hatchetfish is a noun meaning Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae.

Meaning

Any of several freshwater tropical fish of the family Gasteropelecidae.

More Meanings

  1. Any fish in the deep-sea stomiiform family Sternoptychidae

Word Forms

Synonyms for hatchetfish

Depending on context, synonyms include gasteropelecid, sternoptychid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gasteropelecid, batfish, jobfish, horsefish, footballfish, hamlet.

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