prowfish

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noun

A species of subtropical perciform saltwater fish, Zaprora silenus, found in the North Pacific.

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Meanings

nounprowfish (plural prowfishes or prowfish)

plural prowfishes

  1. A species of subtropical perciform saltwater fish, Zaprora silenus, found in the North Pacific.
  2. An Australian prowfish (any fish of the family Pataecidae, characterized by a long dorsal fin that begins far forward on the head, forming a "prow" shape, and extends all the way to the caudal fin).

Origin

From prow + fish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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