"rabbitfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabbitfish [plural], rabbitfishes [plural]
Etymology: From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rabbit|fish}} rabbit + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|rabbitfish|+}} rabbitfish (plural rabbitfish or rabbitfishes)
  1. Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
    Sense id: en-rabbitfish-en-noun-iv4K1MS5
  2. Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes. Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish, Chimaeras (fish)
    Sense id: en-rabbitfish-en-noun-YQHXdhGX Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 40 60 Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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