"assfish" meaning in All languages combined

See assfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: assfish [plural], assfishes [plural]
Etymology: ass + fish, probably from a mistranslation of onus in the genus name Acanthonus, which is from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”, literally “prickly flower”) + ὄνος (ónos, “hake”): the latter word can mean either an ass (donkey) or less commonly a type of fish. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gem-pro|ine-pro|qsb-grc}}, {{compound|en|ass|fish}} ass + fish, {{m|mul||onus}} onus, {{taxlink|Acanthonus|genus}} Acanthonus, {{l|en|acanthus}} acanthus, {{clq|en|grc|ἄκανθος||acanthus|lit=prickly flower|notext=1}} Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”, literally “prickly flower”), {{l|en|hake|id=fish}} hake, {{m|grc|ὄνος||hake}} ὄνος (ónos, “hake”), {{l|en|ass}} ass Head templates: {{en-noun|~|assfish|+}} assfish (countable and uncountable, plural assfish or assfishes)
  1. Any of several types of fish:
    bony-eared assfish, Acanthonus armatus
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-assfish-en-noun-mtjfuSp2
  2. Any of several types of fish:
    cavernous assfish, Porogadus gracilis
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-assfish-en-noun-Jg9YaNS9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 32 24 24
  3. Any of several types of fish:
    any of various species in the genus Bassozetus:
    robust assfish, Bassozetus robustus
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-assfish-en-noun-hEJ9Xhlv
  4. Any of several types of fish:
    any of various species in the genus Bassozetus:
    abyssal assfish, Bassozetus compressus or Bassozetus elongatus
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-assfish-en-noun-WDnw0~n4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ass fish, ass-fish

Inflected forms

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