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tigerfish

noun — 9 senses

tigerfish

noun

Etymology From tiger + fish.

9 senses
  1. 1Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
  2. 2Any barracuda.
  3. 3Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related…
  4. 4Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
  5. 5Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
  6. 6Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
  7. 7A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to…
  8. 8jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
  9. 9A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).

› Any of a number of species of fish with…

1

Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.

2

Any barracuda.

3

Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.

4

Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.

5

Guyana Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.

6

Africa Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.

7

Africa, East A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.

8

jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.

9

A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).

Derived terms
African tigerfish, elongate tigerfish

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.