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snipefish
[ snahyp-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) snipe·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) snipe·fish·es.
- any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
snipefish
/ ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ /
noun
- any teleost fish of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a deep body, long snout, and a single long dorsal fin: order Solenichthyes (sea horses, etc) Also calledbellows fish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snipefish1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snipefish1
C17: so called because of the resemblance between its snout and a snipe's bill
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