dragonfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dragon + fish.
Meanings
- Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis).
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis).
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Any member of the genus †Draconichthys of fossil fishes.
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii).
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Gray bichir Polypterus senegalus.
- Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: ▸ Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| dragonfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dragonfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hiddenbulb dragonfish · twinthread dragonfish · long-tailed dragonfish (Pegasus volitans · tentacle dragonfish · scaleless dragonfish* · sculptured dragonfish · grapevine dragonfish · banshee dragonfish · little dragonfish · Brauer's dragonfish · Vitiaz dragonfish · stamen dragonfish · highfin dragonfish · straightline dragonfish · longfin dragonfish · barbate dragonfish · three-tentacles dragonfish · Australian dragonfish · longbarb dragonfish · Atlantic dragonfish · fangtooth dragonfish · obese dragonfish · common dragonfish · Mawson's dragonfish · scaly dragonfish · bulbless dragonfish · threelight dragonfish · honeycomb dragonfish · short dragonfish · dendrobium dragonfish · Pawnee dragonfish · multi-thread dragonfish · whitepen dragonfish · Dannevig's dragonfish · barbless dragonfish · broomfin dragonfish · three-ray dragonfish · smalltooth dragonfish · spothead dragonfish · Schmidt's dragonfish · Valdivia dragonfish · graceful dragonfish · Antarctic dragonfish* · barbeled dragonfish* · boa dragonfish · giant dragonfish · yellowstem dragonfish · Noronha dragonfish · arrow dragonfish · twinray dragonfish · black dragonfish · Parin's dragonfish · brightchin dragonfish · proud dragonfish · blackbelly dragonfish · threadfin dragonfish · deepsea dragonfish · fleshyfin dragonfish · bigbarb dragonfish · winged dragonfish