snipefish

[ snahyp-fish ]
/ ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ /

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

any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
Also called bellows fish.

Origin of snipefish

First recorded in 1660–70; snipe + fish

Words nearby snipefish

sniggle, sniglet, snip, snipe, snipe fly, snipefish, sniper, sniperscope, snipper, snippet, snippy

British Dictionary definitions for snipefish

snipefish
/ (ˈsnaɪpˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any teleost fish of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a deep body, long snout, and a single long dorsal fin: order Solenichthyes (sea horses, etc) Also called: bellows fish

Word Origin for snipefish

C17: so called because of the resemblance between its snout and a snipe's bill