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Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
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moonfish
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Wikipedia
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Moonfish may refer to several groups of fishes: Family Monodactylidae (properly moonyfishes ) Opah , genus Lampris Genus Mene Mene maculata , only extant member of the genus Selene (genus) Atlantic spadefish ( Chaetodipterus faber ) Cusk (fish) Southern ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spadefish \Spade"fish`\ (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zo["o]l.) An American market fish ( Ch[ae]todipterus faber ) common on the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish , moonfish , and porgy .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies [syn: Atlantic moonfish , horsefish , horsehead , horse-head , dollarfish , Selene setapinnis ] large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of various flat, oval marine fish species. 2 # Family ''(taxlink Monodactylidae family noshow=1)'' 3 # Genus (taxlink Mene genus noshow=1) 4 # Genus (taxlink Selene genus nomul=1 noshow=1) 5 # (vern: Atlantic spadefish) ((taxlink Chaetodipterus ...
Usage examples of moonfish.
The water in the lagoon boiled with moonfish, ten-centimeter disks of succulent flesh.
Afterward she ate a light dinner of smoked moonfish and black bread, washed down with a mug of kivas, the hot spice wine that Shotan prided itself on.
He was out in his boat, the lines out for moonfish, and she was flying above, keeping an eye on him.