rabbitfish

noun — 2 senses

rabbitfish

noun

Etymology From rabbit + fish, from its mouth shape.

1

Any fish in the family Siganidae, native to shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters and introduced to the eastern Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.

2

Any fish in the family Chimaeridae, cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes.

Derived terms
small-eyed rabbitfish

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