batfish
nounEtymology From bat + fish.
1
Any of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
2
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.
- Synonyms
- sea bat, bat fish, ogcocephalid
- Hyponyms
- longnose batfish, red-lipped batfish, rosy-lipped batfish