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soapfish

[ sohp-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) soapfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) soapfishes.
  1. any of several serranid fishes of the genus Rypticus, producing a body mucus that gives the skin a soapy quality, as R. saponaceus, inhabiting shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soapfish1

First recorded in 1875–80; soap + fish

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