"prowfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prowfishes [plural], prowfish [plural]
Etymology: From prow + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|prow|fish}} prow + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|prowfish}} prowfish (plural prowfishes or prowfish)
  1. A species of subtropical perciform saltwater fish, Zaprora silenus, found in the North Pacific.
    Sense id: en-prowfish-en-noun-7spgDa2V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Zoarcoid fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Zoarcoid fish: 50 50
  2. An Australian prowfish (any fish of the family Pataecidae, characterized by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head, forming a "prow" shape, and extends all the way to the caudal fin).
    Sense id: en-prowfish-en-noun-iwhYApVm Categories (other): Zoarcoid fish Disambiguation of Zoarcoid fish: 50 50

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