sandfish | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that burrow into sand | |
Related terms: | percoid_fish Trichodontidae | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand | |
Synonyms: | Gonorhynchus_gonorhynchus beaked_salmon | |
Related terms: | soft-finned_fish Gonorhynchus | |
Similar spelling: |
sandpit sandfly sandpile Sandifer Sandford Sandefur sand_fly sand_dab |