conchfish

conchfish
/kongk"fish', konch"-/, n., pl. fishes, (esp. collectively) conchfish.
a cardinalfish, Astropogon stellatus, of the Atlantic Ocean.
[CONCH + FISH]

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  • conchfish — noun found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch • Syn: ↑Astropogon stellatus • Hypernyms: ↑cardinalfish * * * /kongk fish , konch /, n., pl. fishes, (esp. collectively) conchfish. a cardinalfish, Astropogon stellatus, of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Astropogon stellatus — noun found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch • Syn: ↑conchfish • Hypernyms: ↑cardinalfish …   Useful english dictionary

  • cardinalfish — noun small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑flame fish, ↑flamefish, ↑Apogon maculatus, ↑conchfish, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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