dartfish

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noun

Any fish of the subfamily Ptereleotrinae of the perciform (or gobiiform) family Microdesmidae.

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Meanings

noundartfish (plural dartfish or dartfishes)

plural dartfishes

  1. Any fish of the subfamily Ptereleotrinae of the perciform (or gobiiform) family Microdesmidae.

Origin

From dart + fish.

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Translations

Finnish nuolikko
  • nuolikkoPtereleotrinae
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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