ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Horsefish

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Horsefish is a noun meaning An opah (family Lamprididae).

Meaning

An opah (family Lamprididae).

More Meanings

  1. A sea horse (Hippocampus spp.).
  2. Any of several species of genus Congiopodus.
  3. A horseshoe crab (order Xiphosura spp.).
  4. (archaic) A sauger (Sander canadensis).

Word Forms

Synonyms for horsefish

Depending on context, synonyms include pigfish, racehorse, moonfish, horsehead, dollarfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moonfish, dollarfish, horsehead, hammerfish, headfish, halfmoon.

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