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moon⋅fish

  [moon-fish]
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–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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moon·fish   (mōōn'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. moonfish or moon·fish·es

  1. Any of several marine fishes of the family Carangidae, found in warm coastal waters of North and South America and having short compressed bodies and a silver to yellowish color. Also called dollarfish.

  2. See opah.

o·pah   (ō'pə)   
n.  A large, oval-shaped, vividly colored marine fish (Lampris regius) that has edible red flesh. Also called moonfish.

[Of West African origin; akin to Igbo uba.]
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moonfish

any of several fishes of the order Perciformes, such as Vomer setapinnis of the family Carangidae, and Mene maculata, the sole member of the family Menidae.

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