jawfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jôfish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jaw•fish  ( jôfish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishany of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Opisthognathidae, common along sandy bottoms of warm seas.
  • jaw1 + fish

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