goatfish

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Definition of goatfish

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
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noun

  1. Any of the family Mullidae of brightly coloured fish with two barbels on the chin.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of goat-fish (“mythical beast”).

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Etymology

From goat + fish. The Mullidae sense is because of the fish's beard (as it were) seeming like a goat's beard (a goatee). The chimera sense is because the mythical beast is half goat and half fish.

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