dragonfish

noun

Etymology

From dragon + fish.

  1. inherited from *peysk- — “fish
  2. inherited from *fiskaz — “fish
  3. inherited from *fisk
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. compounded as dragonfish — “dragon + fish

Definitions

  1. Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel…

    Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.

  2. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae

    Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dragonfish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA