headfish

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noun

The sunfish (of family Molidae).

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Meanings

nounheadfish (plural headfishes or headfish)

plural headfishes

  1. The sunfish (of family Molidae).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounamong the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters

Similar
ocean sunfishsunfishmola
Broader
plectognathplectognath fish
Also see
molaocean sunfishsunfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From head + fish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fishhead
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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