horsefish

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horsefish

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From horse + fish.

noun horsefishes · horsefish

An opah (family Lamprididae).
archaic A sauger (Sander canadensis).
A sea horse (Hippocampus spp.).
Any of several species of genus Congiopodus.
Similar: pigfish, racehorse
A horseshoe crab (order Xiphosura spp.).

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@misc{horsefish_2026,
  title = {horsefish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horsefish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}