moonfish

Noun
Synonyms: Atlantic moonfishhorsefishhorseheadhorse-headdollarfishSelene setapinnisopahLampris regius

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodiesSynonyms: Atlantic moonfishhorsefishhorseheadhorse-headdollarfishSelene setapinnis
  2. large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and MediterraneanSynonyms: opahLampris regius
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spadefish \Spade"fish`\ (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.) An American market fish (Chaetodipterus faber) common on the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish, moonfish, and porgy. [1913 Webster]
Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish. (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); -- called also lookdown, and silver moonfish. (c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1. [1913 Webster]
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