"tigerfish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tigerfishes [plural], tigerfish [plural]
Etymology: tiger + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tiger|fish}} tiger + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|tigerfish}} tigerfish (plural tigerfishes or tigerfish)
  1. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
    Tags: Africa Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-F7PBi0D7 Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Characins: 17 9 9 13 9 9 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 16 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 14 10 10 14 10 10 10 10 14 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15 Categories (other): African English
  2. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
    Tags: Africa, East Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-lrnT318~ Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Categories (other): East African English
  3. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-dKwSXX0k Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Categories (other): Asian English
  4. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun--Bem2shR Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Characins: 17 9 9 13 9 9 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 16 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 14 10 10 14 10 10 10 10 14 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15
  5. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any barracuda.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-iHU~Jo4D Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13
  6. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
    Tags: Guyana Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-NV9ECSZs Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Categories (other): Guyanese English
  7. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-6oAvKy2~ Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13
  8. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-KQNGRahk Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13
  9. A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra). Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-1XXH6jzH Disambiguation of Catfish: 13 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 13 Disambiguation of Characins: 17 9 9 13 9 9 9 9 14 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 16 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 14 10 10 14 10 10 10 10 14 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 14 10 10 13 10 10 10 10 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 6 15 6 6 6 6 10 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 6 15 8 6 6 6 11 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 8 21 7 5 5 5 9 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: elongate tigerfish

Inflected forms

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    "en:Catfish",
    "en:Characins",
    "en:Cichlids",
    "en:Percoid fish",
    "en:Scombroids",
    "en:Scorpaeniform fish"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "elongate tigerfish"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "tiger",
        "3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "tiger + fish",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "tiger + fish",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tigerfishes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tigerfish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "+",
        "2": "tigerfish"
      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "African English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Hydrocynus",
          "Hydrocynus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "characin",
          "characin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Africa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "East African English",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cichlid",
          "cichlid"
        ],
        [
          "Lake Malawi",
          "Lake Malawi"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Africa",
        "East"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Asian English",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jarbua terapon",
          "jarbua terapon"
        ],
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Asia",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "percoid",
          "percoid"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any barracuda."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barracuda",
          "barracuda"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Guyanese English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "catfish",
          "catfish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Guyana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "characin",
          "characin"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Pterois",
          "Pterois#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "lionfish",
          "lionfish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sea cucumber",
          "sea cucumber"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tigerfish"
}

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