English dictionary
batfish
/'b/&/t,f/I//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A name given to several species of fishes: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> The <i>Malthe vespertilio</i> of the Atlantic coast. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (<i>Cephalacanthus spinarella</i>). <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> The California batfish or sting ray (<i>Myliobatis Californicus</i>.)
Source: webster1913