dollarfish

[ dol-er-fish ]
/ ˈdɒl ərˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) dol·lar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) dol·lar·fish·es.

butterfish.
moonfish.

Origin of dollarfish

First recorded in 1840–50; so called because of its roundish shape and silvery color

Words nearby dollarfish

dollar sign, dollar-a-year, dollar-average, dollarbird, dollard-des-ormeaux, dollarfish, dollarization, dollars to doughnuts, it's, dollars-and-cents, dollarspot, dollarwise

British Dictionary definitions for dollarfish

dollarfish
/ (ˈdɒləˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any of various fishes that have a rounded compressed silvery body, esp the moonfishes or the American butterfish