BATFISH


Meaning of BATFISH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: bat (III) + fish

: any of several fishes having more or less winglike processes: as

a. : any of the flattened fishes constituting a family Ogcocephalidae of the Pediculati (as a common West Indian form Ogcocephalus vespertilio )

b. : the flying gurnard ( Dactylopterus volitans ) of the Atlantic

c. : a California stingray ( Aetobatus californicus )

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