"roosterfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roosterfishes [plural], roosterfish [plural]
Etymology: From rooster + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rooster|fish}} rooster + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|roosterfish}} roosterfish (plural roosterfishes or roosterfish)
  1. A game fish of species Nematistius pectoralis, sole species of family Nematistiidae, found in the warmer waters of the East Pacific from Baja California to Peru, distinguished by its "rooster comb", seven very long spines of the dorsal fin. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-roosterfish-en-noun-YQY9wGTC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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