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Definition of Rabbitfish
1. Noun. Large European chimaera.
Definition of Rabbitfish
1. Noun. Any of the species of fish in taxonomic family Siganidae, divided into the genera Siganus and Lo. Found in shallow lagoons in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Mediterranean they are diurnal and feed on algae in the wild. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rabbitfish
Literary usage of Rabbitfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"SIGANIDAE rabbitfish An unusual feature in rabbitfish is that their pelvic ...
Despite these features, rabbitfish are regarded by local people as one of the ..."
2. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"Spanish mackerel, sailfish and rabbitfish. This is the first time that sailfish
have been discovered on an archaeological site in the region (Desse and ..."
3. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & Recre (1999)
"rabbitfish - The rabbitfish is found in the Indo-Pacific and is similar in
appearance to the surgeonfish. Spines (a total of 24) are in dorsal, pelvic, ..."
4. The New General and Mining Telegraph Code by Charles Algernon Moreing, Thomas Neal (1907)
"... The foot-wall is syenite The country rock is syenite Rabbinical Syndicate
Rabbinism A syndicate has been formed rabbitfish. From a syndicate Rabbiting. ..."
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