"tigerfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tigerfishes [plural], tigerfish [plural]
Etymology: From tiger + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tiger|fish}} tiger + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|tigerfish}} tigerfish (plural tigerfishes or tigerfish)
  1. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
    Tags: Africa Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-F7PBi0D7 Disambiguation of Catfish: 17 9 9 17 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Characins: 21 8 8 18 8 8 8 13 6 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 18 9 9 19 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 18 9 9 18 9 9 9 14 5 Categories (other): African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 9 8 11 9 9 9 17 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 6 5 13 5 5 8 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 6 16 8 7 7 19 12
  2. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
    Tags: Africa, East
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-lrnT318~ Categories (other): East African English
  3. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-dKwSXX0k Categories (other): Asian English
  4. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun--Bem2shR Disambiguation of Catfish: 17 9 9 17 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Characins: 21 8 8 18 8 8 8 13 6 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 18 9 9 19 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 18 9 9 18 9 9 9 14 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 9 8 11 9 9 9 17 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 6 5 13 5 5 8 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 6 16 8 7 7 19 12
  5. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any barracuda.
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-iHU~Jo4D
  6. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
    Tags: Guyana
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-NV9ECSZs Categories (other): Guyanese English
  7. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-6oAvKy2~
  8. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
    Categories (lifeform): Catfish, Characins, Cichlids, Percoid fish, Scombroids, Scorpaeniform fish
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-KQNGRahk Disambiguation of Catfish: 17 9 9 17 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Characins: 21 8 8 18 8 8 8 13 6 Disambiguation of Cichlids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 18 9 9 19 9 9 9 13 5 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 19 9 9 19 9 9 9 14 6 Disambiguation of Scorpaeniform fish: 18 9 9 18 9 9 9 14 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 9 8 11 9 9 9 17 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 6 5 13 5 5 8 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 6 16 8 7 7 19 12
  9. A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).
    Sense id: en-tigerfish-en-noun-1XXH6jzH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 6 5 13 5 5 8 23 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 6 16 8 7 7 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: elongate tigerfish

Inflected forms

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        "Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins."
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins."
      ],
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        "Africa"
      ]
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin."
      ],
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin."
      ],
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        "Africa",
        "East"
      ]
    },
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae."
      ],
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any barracuda."
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)",
        "Guyanese English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes."
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "(Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes."
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae."
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    {
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        "Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:",
        "Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes."
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
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      "glosses": [
        "A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra)."
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "tigerfish"
}

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