goatfish

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goatfish

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From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

noun goatfishes · goatfish

Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
Similar: mullid, red mullet
alternative Alternative spelling of goat-fish (“mythical beast”).

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noun fish of the family Mullidae

日本語	比売知 himeji
Italiano	triglia
Русский	султа́нка sultánka, барабу́лька barabúlʹka

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@misc{goatfish_2026,
  title = {goatfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goatfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}