thornfish

English

Etymology

From thorn +‎ fish.

Noun

thornfish (plural thornfishes or thornfish)

  1. A group of fish in the order Perciformes, the family Bovichtidae.
  2. A dragonet, any of the small perciform marine fish of the family Callionymidae.
  3. A jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua).
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