knifefish

English

Etymology

knife +‎ fish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naɪfɪʃ/

Noun

knifefish (plural knifefishes or knifefish)

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

banded knifefish (family Gymnotidae)
black ghost knifefish
sand knifefish (family Rhamphichthyidae)
bluntnose knifefish (family Hypopomidae)
glass knifefish (family Sternopygidae)
rat-tail knifefish (family Sternopygidae)
ghost knifefish (family Apteronotidae)
grey knifefish (Bathystethus cultratus, family Kyphosidae)
blue knifefish (Labracoglossa nitida, family Kyphosidae)
collared knifefish (Cymolutes torquatus, family Labridae)
finscale razorfish (Cymolutes torquatus, family Labridae)
jack-knifefish (Equetus lanceolatus, family Sciaenidae)

Anagrams

fish knife, fish-knife

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