hatchetfish: Meaning and Definition of

hatch•et•fish

Pronunciation: (hach'it-fish"), [key]
— pl. -fish, -fish•es.
  1. any deep-sea fishes of the genera Argyropelicus, Sternoptyx, and related genera, of tropical and temperate waters, having a silvery, hatchet-shaped body.
  2. Also calledany of several freshwater fishes of the genera Carnegiella, Gasteropelecus, and Thorachocharax, occurring from Panama to the Rio de la Plata and capable of flying short distances by rapid movements of their large pectoral fins.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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