ricefish

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noun

Any of the family Adrianichthyidae of about 27 species of small ray-finned fish, many of which are found in Japanese rice paddies.

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Meanings

nounricefish (plural ricefishes or ricefish)

plural ricefishes

  1. Any of the family Adrianichthyidae of about 27 species of small ray-finned fish, many of which are found in Japanese rice paddies.
  2. USA freshwater fish of the southeastern United States, Chologaster cornuta

Origin

From rice + fish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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