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knifefish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /naɪfɪʃ/

Etymology

From knife + fish.

Meanings

  1. Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.

Forms

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knifefishes Number=Plur lexicographic
knifefish Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

finscale razorfish · collared knifefish · African knifefish · panther knifefish · spotted knifefish · bright knifefish · tiger knifefish · jack-knifefish · ghost knifefish · nakedback knifefish · clown knifefish · duckbill knifefish · cylindrical knifefish · glass knifefish · longtail knifefish · reticulated knifefish · Congo marble knifefish · African brown knifefish · featherfin knifefish Notopteridae spp · centipede knifefish · Tamandua knifefish · Coropina knifefish · Meek's knifefish · black ghost knifefish · banded knifefish · sand knifefish · green knifefish · grey knifefish · royal knifefish · blue knifefish · occidental bluntnose knifefish · Henn's knifefish · Indo-Pacific knifefish · silver knifefish · false tiger knifefish · bluntnose knifefish · rat-tail knifefish · brown ghost knifefish

Relateds

jackknife fish

Translations (1)

de Messerfisch (knife-shaped fish)