assfish
nounEtymology From ass + fish, probably from a mistranslation of onus in the genus name Acanthonus, which is from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “acanthus”, literally “prickly flower”) + ὄνος (ónos, “hake”): the latter word can mean either an ass (donkey) or less commonly a type of fish.
› Any of several types of fish:
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bony-eared assfish, Acanthonus armatus
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cavernous assfish, Porogadus gracilis
› Any of several types of fish: › any of various species in the genus Bassozetus:
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robust assfish, Bassozetus robustus
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abyssal assfish, Bassozetus compressus or Bassozetus elongatus