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leaf fish Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
Any of several small, highly camouflaged freshwater fishes, particularly of the family Polycentridae native to South America and Africa, characterized by a laterally compressed body and coloration that mimics a drifting dead leaf to ambush prey.
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"The Amazonian leaffish drifted silently toward the small tetra before suddenly extending its jaws to engulf it."
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Leaf fish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/leaf-fish