goatfish

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡəʊtˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gōt′fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
goat•fish  (gōt′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish. 
  1. Fishany tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mullidae, having a pair of long barbels below the mouth. Also called red mullet. 
  • goat + fish 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
goatfish /ˈɡəʊtˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)
  1. the US name for red mullet
'goatfish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
red mullet - mullet - red goatfish - yellow goatfish - surmullet

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