Meanings
nounfootballfish (plural footballfishes)
plural footballfishes
- Any of the species of deep-sea anglerfishes in the family Himantolophidae.
Origin
From football + fish, from its shape.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
footballfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballfish
MLA
“footballfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballfish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footballfish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballfish.
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