Meanings
nounlizardfish (plural lizardfishes or lizardfish)
plural lizardfishes
- Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide
Similar
snakefishsnake-fish
Broader
soft-finned fishmalacopterygian
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian риба гущер, Риби гущер
- риба гущер (riba gušter)member of the family Synodontidae
- Риби гущер (Ribi gušter)the taxonomic family Synodontidae
Dutch hagedisvissen
- hagedisvissenthe taxonomic family Synodontidae
French poisson-lézard, poissons-lézards
- poisson-lézardmember of the family Synodontidae
- poissons-lézardsthe taxonomic family Synodontidae
German Eidechsenfisch, Eidechsenfische
- Eidechsenfischmember of the family Synodontidae
- Eidechsenfischethe taxonomic family Synodontidae
Japanese 鱛
- 鱛 (eso)member of the family Synodontidae
Russian ящероголо́вая ры́ба, ры́ба-я́щерица
- ящероголо́вая ры́ба (jaščerogolóvaja rýba)member of the family Synodontidae
- ры́ба-я́щерица (rýba-jáščerica)member of the family Synodontidae
Cite this entry
APA
lizardfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lizardfish
MLA
“lizardfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lizardfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lizardfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lizardfish.
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