knifefish

From knife +‎ fish.

• IPA^(key): /naɪfɪʃ/

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knifefish (plural knifefishes or knifefish)

1. Any of numerous fish with knife-shaped bodies, from several different families.

• Any of the fish listed below in derived terms are called knifefish, as are featherbacks (family Notopteridae) and abas (Gymnarchus niloticus, family Gymnarchidae)

• fish knife, fish-knife