driftfish

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noun

Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.

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Meanings

noundriftfish (plural driftfishes or driftfish)

plural driftfishes

  1. Any of the family Nomeidae of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world.

Origin

From drift + fish.

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APA

driftfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftfish

MLA

“driftfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “driftfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driftfish.

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