horsefish

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noun

An opah (family Lamprididae).

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Meanings

nounhorsefish (plural horsefishes or horsefish)

plural horsefishes

  1. An opah (family Lamprididae).
  2. archaicA sauger (Sander canadensis).
  3. A sea horse (Hippocampus spp.).
  4. Any of several species of genus Congiopodus.

    Synonyms: pigfish, racehorse

  5. A horseshoe crab (order Xiphosura spp.).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several species of genus Congiopodus.

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pigfishracehorse

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies

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moonfishAtlantic moonfishhorseheadhorse-headdollarfishSelene setapinnis
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carangid fishcarangid
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dollarfishhorseheadmoonfishracehorse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From horse + fish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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