"horsefish" meaning in All languages combined

See horsefish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: horsefishes [plural], horsefish [plural]
Etymology: From horse + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horse|fish}} horse + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} horsefish (plural horsefishes or horsefish)
  1. An opah (family Lamprididae).
    Sense id: en-horsefish-en-noun-s~dv73vl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Scorpaeniform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 19 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 21 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 21 14 20 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 20 21 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 22 19 18 24 17
  2. (archaic) A sauger (Sander canadensis). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-horsefish-en-noun-pPf5f88Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Perch and darters, Scorpaeniform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 19 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 21 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 21 14 20 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 20 21 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Perch and darters: 15 36 17 19 14 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 22 19 18 24 17
  3. A sea horse (Hippocampus spp.).
    Sense id: en-horsefish-en-noun-ifri~7uE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Scorpaeniform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 19 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 21 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 21 14 20 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 20 21 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 22 19 18 24 17
  4. Any of several species of genus Congiopodus. Synonyms: pigfish, racehorse
    Sense id: en-horsefish-en-noun-4D7S8BFe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Scorpaeniform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 19 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 21 14 20 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 20 21 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 22 19 18 24 17
  5. A horseshoe crab (order Xiphosura spp.).
    Sense id: en-horsefish-en-noun-zKbIssnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Jackfish, Scorpaeniform fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 19 10 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 20 21 10 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 21 14 20 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 20 21 20 20 19 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 22 19 18 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Antarctic horsefish (taxonomic: Zanclorhynchus spinifer), Chereshnev's horsefish (taxonomic: Zanclorhynchus chereshnevi), smooth horsefish (taxonomic: Congiopodus torvus), spinenose horsefish (taxonomic: Congiopodus spinifer), spiny horsefish (taxonomic: Zanclorhynchus spinifer)

Inflected forms

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      "taxonomic": "Zanclorhynchus spinifer",
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