SQUIRRELFISH


Meaning of SQUIRRELFISH in English

ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: probably so called from the fact that the sound it makes out of water resembles the bark of a squirrel

1. : any of numerous small fishes of the family Holocentridae ; especially : a fish ( Holocentrus ascensionis ) of the West Indies, Bermudas, and adjacent areas that is usually chiefly bright red with large eyes and large rough scales

2.

a. : a pinfish ( Lagodon rhomboides )

b. : a related grunt of the genus Haemulon

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