flyfish

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noun

Sebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California.

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Meanings

nounflyfish (plural flyfishes or flyfish)

plural flyfishes

  1. obsoleteSebastes ensifer (the name given in most sources,Sebastichthys rhodochloris, seems to be a synonym for this), a brightly-coloured scorpaenoid fish of California.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbfish with flies as lures

Similar
fly-fish
Broader
angle
Also see
fly-fish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fly + fish?

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fishfly
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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