horsefish

horsefish
Moonfish Moon"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) An American marine fish ({Vomer setipennis}); -- called also {bluntnosed shiner}, {horsefish}, and {sunfish}. (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish ({Selene vomer}); -- called also {lookdown}, and {silver moonfish}. (c) The mola. See {Sunfish}, 1. [1913 Webster]

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  • smooth horsefish — Pietų Afrikos kiauliasnukė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Congiopodus torvus angl. racehorse; sea horse; smooth horsefish rus. капский конгиопод ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Selene setipinnis — Horsefish Horse fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The moonfish ({Selene setipinnis}). (b) The sauger. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Blunt-nosed shiner — Shiner Shin er, n. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Has she the shiners, d ye think? Foote. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] (c) (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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