"flyfish" meaning in All languages combined

See flyfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flyfishes [plural], flyfish [plural]
Etymology: fly + fish? Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fly|fish}} fly + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|flyfish}} flyfish (plural flyfishes or flyfish)
  1. (obsolete) Sebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Scorpaeniform fish

Inflected forms

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