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JACKKNIFE-FISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
Synonyms:
Equetus lanceolatus; jackknife-fish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jackknife-fish" is a kind of...):
drum; drumfish (small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise)
Holonyms ("jackknife-fish" is a member of...):
Equetus; genus Equetus (drumfish)