"handfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: handfish [plural], handfishes [plural]
Etymology: hand + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|fish}} hand + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|handfish|+}} handfish (plural handfish or handfishes)
  1. Any of the anglerfishes of the genus Brachionichthys, which can "walk" on the sea floor using their pectoral fins. Wikipedia link: handfish Categories (lifeform): Anglerfish Derived forms: smooth handfish

Inflected forms

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