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horse⋅fish

[hawrs-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
moonfish (def. 1).

Origin:
1635–45; horse + fish

moon⋅fish

[moon-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
1. Also called horsefish, horsehead. any of several silvery marine fishes of the genus Selene, having a very compressed body and inhabiting shallow coastal waters.
2. the opah.
3. any of various other rounded, silvery fishes.

Origin:
1640–50; moon + fish
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