razorfish

English

Etymology

razor +‎ fish

Noun

razorfish (plural razorfishes or razorfish)

  1. Any of various unrelated fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.
    • 2007 May 27, Paul Gray, “To See You Again”, in New York Times‎:
      They swam, and scrambled together along the cliffs, and waded in the river, and fished, and dug holes in the mud, and stared at the degenerate sea squirts, and collected buckets full of mermaid’s purses, and captured razorfish and cockles.”
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