"soapfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soapfishes [plural], soapfish [plural]
Etymology: From soap + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|soap|fish}} soap + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|*}} soapfish (plural soapfishes or soapfish)
  1. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus bicolor (mottled soapfish)
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  2. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus bistrispinus (freckled soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-MQvOXGE~
  3. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus bornoi (largespotted soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-LYZcGhKV
  4. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus carpenteri (slope soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-fQF7wc0s
  5. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus courtenayi (Socorran soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-9fNlpfh0
  6. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus maculatus (whitespotted soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-84kavOpO
  7. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus nigripinnis (blackfin soapfish, twice-spotted soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-2bDYJBsw
  8. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus randalli (plain soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-Ni4o3vQi
  9. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus saponaceus (greater soapfish, three-spined soapfish, soapy jack)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-U1tEvqlF
  10. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Rypticus spp.
    Rypticus subbifrenatus (spotted soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-281wVyDV
  11. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Grammistes sexlineatus (golden stripe soapfish, goldenstriped soapfish, six-lined soapfish, skunkfish
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-VZ15V9ON
  12. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Aulacocephalus temminckii (goldribbon soapfish, goldstripe grouper)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-HNlg7OCJ
  13. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Pogonoperca ocellata (Indian soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-yHjbYebb
  14. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Pogonoperca punctata (leaflip soapfish, spotted soapfish, snowflake soapfish, leaflip grouper)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-8kTbXGNX
  15. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Diploprion bifasciatum (barred soapfish, two-banded soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-tgV7tVQ2
  16. Any of a number of serranid fish that can secrete a toxic soaplike mucus
    Diploprion drachi (yellowfin soapfish)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-CdWHndQ9
  17. A species of lizardfish (Synodus foetens)
    Sense id: en-soapfish-en-noun-4hv~Tu-p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Aulopiform fish, Serranids Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 4 4 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 6 4 4 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Aulopiform fish: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Disambiguation of Serranids: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3

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        [
          "serranid",
          "serranid"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A species of lizardfish (Synodus foetens)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lizardfish",
          "lizardfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "soapfish"
}

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