beakfish

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noun

Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.

“Oplegnathus fasciatus is the striped beakfish; Oplegnathus insignis is the Pacific beakfish.”

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Meanings

nounbeakfish (plural beakfishes or beakfish)

plural beakfishes

  1. Any of certain fishes of the family Oplegnathidae.

    Oplegnathus fasciatus is the striped beakfish; Oplegnathus insignis is the Pacific beakfish.

Origin

From beak + fish.

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APA

beakfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beakfish

MLA

“beakfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beakfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beakfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beakfish.

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