| Pronunciation: | | 'bat`fish
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[n] bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins |
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BATFISH is a 7 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, family Ogcocephalidae, Ogcocephalidae, spiny-finned fish |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A name given to several species of fishes:
(a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast.
(b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus
spinarella}).
(c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis
Californicus}.)
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