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moonfish

noun moon·fish \-ˌfish\
plural moonfish or moon·fish·es

Definition of MOONFISH

:  any of various compressed often short deep-bodied silvery or yellowish marine fishes: as
a :  opah
b :  platy
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First Known Use of MOONFISH

1646

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

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