WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bat•fish
(bat′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
- Fishany of the flat-bodied, marine fishes of the family Ogcocephalidae, as Ogcocephalus vespertilio, common in the southern Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Fisha stingray, Aetobatis californicus, found off the coast of California.
- bat2 + fish 1900–05
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