beardfish en · NOUN
Etymology
From beard + fish, because of its barbels.
Meanings
- Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beardfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| beardfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
vertebrate · animal · fish · organism · creature · polymixiid
Relateds
Translations (2)
fi partakala (fish of the Polymixiidae family) · de Bartfisch (fish of the Polymixiidae family)