batfish
batfish Lexical Profile
batfish Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Any of several laterally compressed, deep-bodied marine fishes of the family Ephippidae (such as the genus Platax), often found in tropical coral reefs and popular in marine aquariums.
"A school of orbicular batfish swam gracefully above the coral reef, their tall fins catching the filtered sunlight."
Any of various bottom-dwelling marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, characterized by a broad, flattened body and modified pectoral and pelvic fins used for walking across the seafloor.
"The red-lipped batfish is a highly unusual species native to the Galapagos Islands, easily recognized by its bright red mouth and awkward walking motion on the ocean floor."
• Rhymes for batfish
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed as a compound of 'bat' and 'fish', named for either their broad, wing-like fins or a flattened body shape that loosely resembles a bat in flight.