"goat-fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goat-fish [plural], goat-fishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|goat-fish|goat-fishes}} goat-fish (plural goat-fish or goat-fishes)
  1. (mythology) A sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish). Wikidata QID: Q3503382 Synonyms: fish-goat Related terms: goatfish [alternative]

Inflected forms

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