n. 1. 1 small very elongate sea poachers.
Syn. -- Aspidophoroides monopterygius [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, especially a large vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Dumerili). It is also called the amberjack. Seriola Carolinensis was the species name given in the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?
Syn. -- amberjack [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. See under Angel. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chætodon rostratus. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus) or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish, and Bur fish. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) A small red fish of the genus Cepola; the ribbon fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Zool.) See Surgeon fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Calico bass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A blackish fish (Hyperglyphe perciformis) of New England waters.
Syn. -- black rudderfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic (Cephalacanthus spinarella). (c) The California batfish or sting ray (Myliobatis Californicus.) [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A name applied to several distinct fishes: (a) The garfish (Tylosurus longirostris, or Belone longirostris) and allied species. (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast (Scomberesox saurus). (c) The Tetrapturus albidus, a large oceanic species related to the swordfish; the spearfish. (d) The American fresh-water garpike (Lepidosteus osseus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) A small kind of whale, of the genus Globicephalus, of several species. The most common is Globicephalus melas. Also sometimes applied to other whales of larger size. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The black sea bass (Centropristis atrarius) of the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally called also black Harry. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A fish of southern Europe (Centrolophus pompilus) of the Mackerel family. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) The female salmon in the spawning season. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is locally applied to other fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A long, thin, marine fish of Europe (Trichiurus lepturus); the ribbon fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small fish (Amblyopsis spelæus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related fishes from other caves take the same name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in Japan they must be licensed. In Japan it is called fugu. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.
Syn. -- sea squab, puffer, puffer fish. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family Tetraodontidae whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain tetrodotoxin, a potent nerve poison; they are closely related to spiny puffers.
Syn. -- puffer, globefish. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. (Zool.) 1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidæ, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the family Labridæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is applied locally to other species of fishes; as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidæ; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Ladyfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The trunkfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) 1. any of several large carplike North American fish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomidæ (also called suckers see Sucker family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called Bubalichthys urus), the black buffalofish (Ictiobus niger), and the small-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus, formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more important species used as food. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) The menhaden. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.
Syn. -- flying gurnard, flying robin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. small silvery marine food fish (Genyonemus lineatus) found off California.
Syn. -- white croaker, kingfish, Genyonemus lineatus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) a small fusiform fish (Decapterus punctatus), allied to the mackerel, found in the West Atlantic and on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Syn. -- round scad, quiaquia, Decapterus punctatus. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Named from the dark color of the back. ] (Zool.) (a) The pollock; -- called also, coalsey, colemie, colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock. (b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska. (c) The cobia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A kind of fish. Same as Cod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a type of greenling (Oxylebius pictus) with a whitish body marked with black bands.
Syn. -- painted greenling, Oxylebius pictus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chætodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii). (c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish, trunkfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an electric shock. See Electric fish, and Torpedo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Salted codfish hardened by pressure. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to back out in a humilating manner; as, We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him.
Syn. -- retreat, back out, back away, crawfish out, withdraw. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n.; pl. -fishes or -fish. [ Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. écrevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See Crab. The ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish. ] (Zool.) Any decapod crustacean of the family Astacidæ (genera Cambarus and Cambarus), resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The common European species is Astacus fluviatilis.
Syn. -- crawdad, crawdaddy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly.
Syn. -- crawdad, ecrevisse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.
Syn. -- spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish, sea crawfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) See Crawfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The chub sucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A starfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (Trichiurus lepturus) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, silver eel, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related to snake mackerel.
Syn. -- frost fish, frostfish, hairtail. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G. kuttelfish; cf. G. kötel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwiþ womb, Goth. qiþus belly, womb. ] 1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which, when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds the water, enabling it to escape observation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A foul-mouthed fellow. “An you play the saucy cuttle with me.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.
Syn. -- demoiselle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From deal a long, narrow plank. ] (Zool.) A long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. (d) The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and Scyllium canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The burbot of Lake Erie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic coast.
Syn. -- Poronotus triacanthus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.
Syn. -- moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, Selene setapinnis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]