jawfish

jawfish
/jaw"fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) jawfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) jawfishes.
any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Opisthognathidae, common along sandy bottoms of warm seas.
[JAW1 + FISH]

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