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Definition of Horsefish
1. Noun. Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.
Generic synonyms: Carangid, Carangid Fish
Specialized synonyms: Lookdown, Lookdown Fish, Selene Vomer
Definition of Horsefish
1. n. The moonfish (Selene setipinnis).
Definition of Horsefish
1. Noun. The moonfish. ¹
2. Noun. The sauger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Horsefish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Horsefish
Literary usage of Horsefish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"Thomas found the shell of a dead horsefish, exactly like the ... I don't want to
be eaten by a horsefish." But just then he came upon a still more surpris- ..."
2. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1882)
"... 32,34 "Horse-eyed Jack" Kt "horsefish" 30 Horse mackerel 32, 33, П6 Horton,Dr
356 George F 370 Major John 370 Hadson ..."
3. Where, When, and how to Catch Fish on the East Coast of Florida by William H. Gregg, John Gardner (1902)
"393 936 BLUNT-NOSED SHINER ; JOROBADO; horsefish ; LOOK DOWN ; OLD MAN OF THE
SEA SILVER MOONFISH ; HORSEHEAD. in maxillary, ! " Head 3 ; long dorsal rays 2 ..."
4. An Angler's Reminiscences: A Record of Sport, Travel and Adventure. With an by Charles Hallock (1913)
"... horsefish, sea spiders and the like. A correct taste, however, long ago evolved
and established four of the thirty- two families as the choicest for ..."
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