archerfish

English
an archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix)

Etymology

archer +‎ fish

Noun

archerfish (plural archerfishes or archerfish)

  1. Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (usually with sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.

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