What is "toxotes"

Toxotes \Tox"o*tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an archer.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.

n. 1 Any fish of genus (taxlink Toxotes genus nomul=1), the archerfishes. 2 (context historical English) A Greek archer armed with a short Greek bow and a short sword.

Toxotes may refer to:

• the singular of Toxotai
• the genus of the Archer fish
• Toxotes, Xanthi, a village in Greece