"dragonfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragonfishes [plural], dragonfish [plural]
Etymology: From dragon + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|fish}} dragon + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|dragonfish}} dragonfish (plural dragonfishes or dragonfish)
  1. Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
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  2. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer)
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
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  3. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dragonfish-en-noun-7MG5ulHu Disambiguation of Fish: 3 16 11 11 17 11 16 16
  4. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis)
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dragonfish-en-noun-sFOgOV~v Disambiguation of Fish: 3 16 11 11 17 11 16 16
  5. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dragonfish-en-noun-uPYlprvU Disambiguation of Fish: 3 16 11 11 17 11 16 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 19 8 8 12 8 20 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 19 4 4 15 4 26 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 18 6 6 17 6 22 19
  6. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii)
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dragonfish-en-noun-8fQbs4xh Disambiguation of Fish: 3 16 11 11 17 11 16 16
  7. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    gray bichir Polypterus senegalus
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
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  8. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae
    Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)
    Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dragonfish-en-noun--QY~7I9O Disambiguation of Fish: 3 16 11 11 17 11 16 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 19 8 8 12 8 20 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 19 4 4 15 4 26 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 18 6 6 17 6 22 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dragon fish, dragonet
Derived forms: Antarctic dragonfish* (taxonomic: Bathydraconidae spp.), arrow dragonfish (alt: Tactostoma macropus), Atlantic dragonfish (alt: Idiacanthus atlanticus), Australian dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias australensis), banshee dragonfish (taxonomic: Photonectes banshee), barbate dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias enbarbatus), barbeled dragonfish* (taxonomic: Stomiidae spp.), barbless dragonfish (alt: Bathophilus abarbatus), bigbarb dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias macronema), black dragonfish (alt: Idiacanthus spp., Bathophilus indicus), blackbelly dragonfish (taxonomic: Stomias atriventer), boa dragonfish (taxonomic: Stomias ferox), Brauer's dragonfish (taxonomic: Photonectes braueri), brightchin dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias globulifer), broomfin dragonfish (alt: Thysanactis dentex), bulbless dragonfish (taxonomic: Photonectes caerulescens), common dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias vulgaris), Dannevig's dragonfish (taxonomic: Chauliodus sloani), deepsea dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias trewavasae), dendrobium dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias dendrobium), fangtooth dragonfish (english: Melanostomias niger), fleshyfin dragonfish (taxonomic: Photonectes parvimanus), graceful dragonfish (taxonomic: Photonectes gracilis), giant dragonfish (taxonomic: Bathysphaera intacta), grapevine dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias bulbornatus), hiddenbulb dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias cryptobulbus), highfin dragonfish (alt: Bathophilus flemingi), honeycomb dragonfish (taxonomic: Stomias affinis), little dragonfish (alt: Eurypegasus draconis), longbarb dragonfish (alt: Flagellostomias boureei), longfin dragonfish (alt: Tactostoma macropus), long-tailed dragonfish (Pegasus volitans, Mawson's dragonfish (alt: Cygnodraco maesoni), multi-thread dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias multifilis), Noronha dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias dio), obese dragonfish (alt: Opostomias micripnus), Parin's dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias parini), Pawnee dragonfish (alt: Bathophilus pawneei), proud dragonfish (alt: Eustomia achirus), scaleless dragonfish* (taxonomic: Stomiidae spp.), scaly dragonfish (alt: S. affinis, S. ferox) (taxonomic: Stomias boa), Schmidt's dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias schmidti), sculptured dragonfish (taxonomic: Pegasus lancifer), short dragonfish (alt: Eurypegasus draconis), smalltooth dragonfish (alt: Pachystomias mirodon), spothead dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias paucilaternatus), stamen dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias stamen), straightline dragonfish (alt: Borostomias antarcticus), tentacle dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias tentaculatus), threadfin dragonfish (alt: Echiostoma barbatum), threelight dragonfish (alt: Trigonolampa miriceps), three-tentacles dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias tritentaculatus), three-ray dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias pauciradius), twinray dragonfish (alt: Eustomia satterleei), twinthread dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias bifilis), Valdivia dragonfish (alt: Melanostomias valdiveae), Vitiaz dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias vitiazi), whitepen dragonfish (alt: Photonecter albipennis), winged dragonfish (alt: Nathophils ater), yellowstem dragonfish (taxonomic: Eustomias macrurus)

Inflected forms

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        "Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)"
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      "id": "en-dragonfish-en-noun--QY~7I9O"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dragonfish"
}
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      "taxonomic": "Bathydraconidae spp.",
      "word": "Antarctic dragonfish*"
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    {
      "alt": "Tactostoma macropus",
      "word": "arrow dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Idiacanthus atlanticus",
      "word": "Atlantic dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias australensis",
      "word": "Australian dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Photonectes banshee",
      "word": "banshee dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias enbarbatus",
      "word": "barbate dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Stomiidae spp.",
      "word": "barbeled dragonfish*"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Bathophilus abarbatus",
      "word": "barbless dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias macronema",
      "word": "bigbarb dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Idiacanthus spp., Bathophilus indicus",
      "word": "black dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Stomias atriventer",
      "word": "blackbelly dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Stomias ferox",
      "word": "boa dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Photonectes braueri",
      "word": "Brauer's dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias globulifer",
      "word": "brightchin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Thysanactis dentex",
      "word": "broomfin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Photonectes caerulescens",
      "word": "bulbless dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias vulgaris",
      "word": "common dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Chauliodus sloani",
      "word": "Dannevig's dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias trewavasae",
      "word": "deepsea dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias dendrobium",
      "word": "dendrobium dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "english": "Melanostomias niger",
      "word": "fangtooth dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Photonectes parvimanus",
      "word": "fleshyfin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Photonectes gracilis",
      "word": "graceful dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bathysphaera intacta",
      "word": "giant dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias bulbornatus",
      "word": "grapevine dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias cryptobulbus",
      "word": "hiddenbulb dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Bathophilus flemingi",
      "word": "highfin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Stomias affinis",
      "word": "honeycomb dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eurypegasus draconis",
      "word": "little dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Flagellostomias boureei",
      "word": "longbarb dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Tactostoma macropus",
      "word": "longfin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "word": "long-tailed dragonfish (Pegasus volitans"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Cygnodraco maesoni",
      "word": "Mawson's dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias multifilis",
      "word": "multi-thread dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias dio",
      "word": "Noronha dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Opostomias micripnus",
      "word": "obese dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias parini",
      "word": "Parin's dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Bathophilus pawneei",
      "word": "Pawnee dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eustomia achirus",
      "word": "proud dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Stomiidae spp.",
      "word": "scaleless dragonfish*"
    },
    {
      "alt": "S. affinis, S. ferox",
      "taxonomic": "Stomias boa",
      "word": "scaly dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias schmidti",
      "word": "Schmidt's dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pegasus lancifer",
      "word": "sculptured dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eurypegasus draconis",
      "word": "short dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Pachystomias mirodon",
      "word": "smalltooth dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias paucilaternatus",
      "word": "spothead dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias stamen",
      "word": "stamen dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Borostomias antarcticus",
      "word": "straightline dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias tentaculatus",
      "word": "tentacle dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Echiostoma barbatum",
      "word": "threadfin dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Trigonolampa miriceps",
      "word": "threelight dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias tritentaculatus",
      "word": "three-tentacles dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias pauciradius",
      "word": "three-ray dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Eustomia satterleei",
      "word": "twinray dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias bifilis",
      "word": "twinthread dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Melanostomias valdiveae",
      "word": "Valdivia dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias vitiazi",
      "word": "Vitiaz dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Photonecter albipennis",
      "word": "whitepen dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Nathophils ater",
      "word": "winged dragonfish"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Eustomias macrurus",
      "word": "yellowstem dragonfish"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dragon + fish.",
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    {
      "form": "dragonfishes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dragonfish",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "dragon fish"
    },
    {
      "word": "dragonet"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey."
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer)"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
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        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "short dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "Gunther's boafish (Stomias affinis)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "Any fossil fish of genus †Draconichthys"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "violet goby (Gobioides broussonnetii)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "gray bichir Polypterus senegalus"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae",
        "Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dragonfish"
}

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