soldierfish

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noun

Any member of the subfamily Myripristinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.

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soldier-fish
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Meanings

nounsoldierfish (plural soldierfishes or soldierfish)

plural soldierfishes

  1. Any member of the subfamily Myripristinae of the family Holocentridae of ray-finned fish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe larger squirrelfishes

Similar
soldier-fish
Broader
squirrelfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soldier + fish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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