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headfish

[ hed-fish ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) head·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) head·fish·es.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of headfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; head + fish

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Example Sentences

These, like the headfish (Mola mola) are protected by a leathery skin.

In the headfish it has shrunk into "a short and conical appendage to the brain."

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