handfish en · NOUN
Etymology
From hand + fish.
Meanings
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Any of the anglerfishes of the family Brachionichthyidae, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins.
An astonishing exception, however, is a single fossil of a handfish, so-named because they ʻwalkʼ on fin-like hands.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| handfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |