"salamanderfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salamanderfishes [plural], salamanderfish [plural]
Etymology: From salamander + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|salamander|fish}} salamander + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} salamanderfish (plural salamanderfishes or salamanderfish)
  1. Lepidogalaxias salamandroides, a small fish of Western Australia.
    Sense id: en-salamanderfish-en-noun-g7t7wZkC Categories (other): Fish, Lobe-finned fishes Disambiguation of Fish: 77 23 Disambiguation of Lobe-finned fishes: 91 9
  2. (informal) Any member of the class Dipnoi of lungfish. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-salamanderfish-en-noun-4NaxrCdU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

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