HyperDic: moonfish

English > 2 senses of the word moonfish:
NOUNanimalmoonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnisany of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
animalmoonfish, opah, Lampris regiuslarge elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
English > moonfish: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.
SynonymsAtlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, horse-head, dollarfish, Selene setapinnis
Narrowerlookdown, lookdown fish, Selene vomerSimilar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead
Broadercarangid fish, carangidA percoid fish of the family Carangidae
English > moonfish: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaninglarge elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean.
Synonymsopah, Lampris regius
Member ofLampris, genus Lampristype genus of the Lampridae
Broadersoft-finned fish, malacopterygianAny fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
Spanishlampris, opah
Catalanlampris, opah

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