Meanings
nounsnipefish (plural snipefishes or snipefish)
plural snipefishes
- Either of the two species of fish of the genus Macroramphosus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth
Similar
bellows fish
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Russian рыба́-бека́с
- рыба́-бека́с (rybá-bekás)fish
Cite this entry
APA
snipefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipefish
MLA
“snipefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipefish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snipefish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipefish.
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