"unicornfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unicornfishes [plural], unicornfish [plural]
Etymology: From unicorn + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|unicorn|fish}} unicorn + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|unicornfish}} unicornfish (plural unicornfishes or unicornfish)
  1. Any fish of genus Naso. Categories (lifeform): Acanthuroid fish, Gadiforms, Lampriform fish, Tetraodontiforms
    Sense id: en-unicornfish-en-noun-1ha5Yc7r Disambiguation of Acanthuroid fish: 40 8 32 20 Disambiguation of Gadiforms: 39 8 31 22 Disambiguation of Lampriform fish: 40 8 32 20 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 39 8 31 22
  2. A unicorn crestfish (Eumecichthys fiski).
    Sense id: en-unicornfish-en-noun-8US097qk
  3. Any fish of genus Coelorinchus, including the unicorn grenadier.
    Sense id: en-unicornfish-en-noun-b7fNwOgh
  4. A scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus).
    Sense id: en-unicornfish-en-noun-U9T8~w-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 12 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 17 11 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 17 10 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unicorn fish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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